What Company Is Offering:
The Keibi Technologies vision took root in early 2006 while its founders were working for a large social network located in San Francisco. This online community was experiencing massive viral growth and saw its user generated content increasing at a rate of over 20% per month.
How It Works:
Keibi Moderation Suite is a comprehensive solution for the moderation and classification of user generated content (UGC). Online Communities can quickly rid their network of low-value, inappropriate content while increasing advertiser-friendly inventory and improving their revenue opportunity.
Manages the four basic UGC types - Images, Animations, Text and Video
Classifies primary violations as Obscene, Racist, Violent, or Abusive
Incorporates item score, account history and prior decisions for more effective, holistic approach
Delivers as a scalable subscription based solution
Keibi Technologies was founded to help the growing number of companies leveraging user generated content -- social networks, content publishers and advertisers -- to protect their brands and improve advertising revenue. Their customers benefit from better member experiences, higher monetization of content and increased moderator productivity.
More at:http://www.keibitech.com/
Friday, December 7, 2007
SkiSpace is a new social networking and information site just for skiers, snowboarders and winter sports hounds
What Company Is Offering:
SkiSpace is a new social networking and information site just for skiers, snowboarders and winter sports hounds. Bode Miller in conjunction with PathConnect, LLC created SkiSpace to answer a need in the community for an all-encompassing customized experience that puts members right where you want to be.
How It Works:
SkiSpace was developed to let you connect with other skiers, boarders and snow sports fanatics, while keeping you up to date on the latest news and snow reports. Their features also give you the ability to share photos and videos, even from your mobile phone. But they wanted to go a lot further and make this a primo site for helping you plan your snow adventures, snag the best travel deals and hottest resorts, and outfit you with the greatest selection of gear you can find. The whole reason we’re here is to make your ski-centric life as easy as it is exciting.
How Is It Different:
SkiSpace takes the party to the next dimension. While other sites give you the news and views, the products and some simple chat room or forum features, SkiSpace lets you live the lifestyle larger by creating a community of people you can hook up and share the experience with. The SkiSpace platform enables you to define your own experience and stay connected anywhere. You can keep up with what’s going on in the ski world around the globe or create a regional network to connect with people in your area. With SkiSpace the possibilities are endless!
More at:http://skispace.com/
SkiSpace is a new social networking and information site just for skiers, snowboarders and winter sports hounds. Bode Miller in conjunction with PathConnect, LLC created SkiSpace to answer a need in the community for an all-encompassing customized experience that puts members right where you want to be.
How It Works:
SkiSpace was developed to let you connect with other skiers, boarders and snow sports fanatics, while keeping you up to date on the latest news and snow reports. Their features also give you the ability to share photos and videos, even from your mobile phone. But they wanted to go a lot further and make this a primo site for helping you plan your snow adventures, snag the best travel deals and hottest resorts, and outfit you with the greatest selection of gear you can find. The whole reason we’re here is to make your ski-centric life as easy as it is exciting.
How Is It Different:
SkiSpace takes the party to the next dimension. While other sites give you the news and views, the products and some simple chat room or forum features, SkiSpace lets you live the lifestyle larger by creating a community of people you can hook up and share the experience with. The SkiSpace platform enables you to define your own experience and stay connected anywhere. You can keep up with what’s going on in the ski world around the globe or create a regional network to connect with people in your area. With SkiSpace the possibilities are endless!
More at:http://skispace.com/
Adknowledge is the single destination for advertisers looking for quality clicks beyond Google and Yahoo
What Company Is Offering:
Adknowledge is the single destination for advertisers looking for quality clicks beyond Google® and Yahoo®. Adknowledge operates an online marketplace that allows advertisers to bid for traffic in websites, email and smaller search engines. To date, more than 50,000 advertisers have used the Adknowledge ad marketplace. Additionally, publishers can show Adknowledge ads by utilizing AdStation™ on their website, email list, or search engine.
How It Works:
Expand your reach beyond Google and Yahoo by accessing Adknowledge's multi-channel behavioral targeting network. Bid for clicks in thousands of venues including display, email and smaller search engines.
Recent Updates:
The company has just acquired Cubics for an undisclosed amount, which is Adknowledge’s second acquisition in the past month. Having already brought Mediarun’s ad network into the mix, Adknowledge is hoping to gain an extended reach deeper into social networks with the purchase of Cubics.
The Cubics ad network targets developers for applications that run on Facebook and Friendster. The company has indicated that support for Bebo is on the way, and as part of the Adknowledge family, it’s planning on taking advantage of MySpace and the rest of the OpenSocial participants as well. Cubics claims over 1 billion ad impressions on Facebook alone.
http://www.adknowledge.com/
Adknowledge is the single destination for advertisers looking for quality clicks beyond Google® and Yahoo®. Adknowledge operates an online marketplace that allows advertisers to bid for traffic in websites, email and smaller search engines. To date, more than 50,000 advertisers have used the Adknowledge ad marketplace. Additionally, publishers can show Adknowledge ads by utilizing AdStation™ on their website, email list, or search engine.
How It Works:
Expand your reach beyond Google and Yahoo by accessing Adknowledge's multi-channel behavioral targeting network. Bid for clicks in thousands of venues including display, email and smaller search engines.
Recent Updates:
The company has just acquired Cubics for an undisclosed amount, which is Adknowledge’s second acquisition in the past month. Having already brought Mediarun’s ad network into the mix, Adknowledge is hoping to gain an extended reach deeper into social networks with the purchase of Cubics.
The Cubics ad network targets developers for applications that run on Facebook and Friendster. The company has indicated that support for Bebo is on the way, and as part of the Adknowledge family, it’s planning on taking advantage of MySpace and the rest of the OpenSocial participants as well. Cubics claims over 1 billion ad impressions on Facebook alone.
http://www.adknowledge.com/
Moxi TV--Turn Your Windows XP PC Into The Hub Of Your Digital Entertainment
What Company Is Offering:
Moxi TV for PC is an easy-to-use video software application that lets you turn your Windows XP PC into the hub of your digital entertainment. All with a single solution that offers you the benefits of a DVR and a multimedia experience.
How It Works:
Record and control live TV by pausing, rewinding and fast forwarding. Play back DVD and CDs and enjoy your PC-based digital photos and music with the Emmy® Award-winning Moxi Menu. You can even play games and schedule recordings from the web when you're away from home.
Watch what you want, when you want to, wherever you are, with your programming all in one place. Everything you love about Moxi, now on your computer too.
Popular Features:
The Emmy® Award-winning Moxi Menu – in full HD – connects you to your favorite movies, music, photos and TV shows faster. And it sees about two weeks into the future, so you're never caught off guard.
Intelligent search and filtering helps you search smarter by title, category or keyword.
Digital media recorder features lets you pause, rewind, and fast forward through live TV and recorded programming.
Web Scheduling allows you to remotely schedule the recording of your favorite shows anywhere you have web access. Moxi also alerts you if you have any scheduling conflicts.
Favorites and personalized channel lists bring channel surfing to a new level.
Category menus give you easy access to recorded TV, HD content, news, kids, sports, movies, photos, and games.
Parental controls let you decide what's okay for the kids to watch.
More at:http://www.moxi.com/
Moxi TV for PC is an easy-to-use video software application that lets you turn your Windows XP PC into the hub of your digital entertainment. All with a single solution that offers you the benefits of a DVR and a multimedia experience.
How It Works:
Record and control live TV by pausing, rewinding and fast forwarding. Play back DVD and CDs and enjoy your PC-based digital photos and music with the Emmy® Award-winning Moxi Menu. You can even play games and schedule recordings from the web when you're away from home.
Watch what you want, when you want to, wherever you are, with your programming all in one place. Everything you love about Moxi, now on your computer too.
Popular Features:
The Emmy® Award-winning Moxi Menu – in full HD – connects you to your favorite movies, music, photos and TV shows faster. And it sees about two weeks into the future, so you're never caught off guard.
Intelligent search and filtering helps you search smarter by title, category or keyword.
Digital media recorder features lets you pause, rewind, and fast forward through live TV and recorded programming.
Web Scheduling allows you to remotely schedule the recording of your favorite shows anywhere you have web access. Moxi also alerts you if you have any scheduling conflicts.
Favorites and personalized channel lists bring channel surfing to a new level.
Category menus give you easy access to recorded TV, HD content, news, kids, sports, movies, photos, and games.
Parental controls let you decide what's okay for the kids to watch.
More at:http://www.moxi.com/
Music Intelligence Solutions has got a $7 million funding round, led by a group of angel investors
What Company Is Offering:
Music Intelligence Solutions, Inc., is a global digital media corporation with offices in San Francisco, CA; Savannah, GA; and Barcelona, Spain. The Company uses patent-approved technology to enhance the consumer experience with digital content including music and video. Ecosystem partners and customers include major music labels, digital media companies, mobile services providers and web 2.0 Internet services companies such as social networks and online retail portals.
How It Works:
Music Intelligence Solutions and its predecessor Polyphonic Human Media Interface (PHMI) have developed patented approaches to music and visual media discovery that can create the most compelling digital media destination for a broad consumer base of consumers, artists and businesses.
Unique Features:
Consumers find music they love.
Artists — both emerging and established — gain visibility and an ever-growing fan base.
Unique revenue and business solutions drive return on investment for on-line music aggregators, mobile service providers, and leading music labels and producers across the globe.
How Much They Got From VCs:
Music Intelligence Solutions has got a $7 million funding round, led by a group of angel investors. As the provider of software and analytics tools for search and discovery and marketing of music, MIS will be using the round of funding for global expansion and the launch of its web 2.0 personalization and networking tools.
From personalized radio stations to hit song science for artists and labels, MIS has found itself knee-deep in the online world of distribution tools.
More at:http://www.uplaya.com/
Music Intelligence Solutions, Inc., is a global digital media corporation with offices in San Francisco, CA; Savannah, GA; and Barcelona, Spain. The Company uses patent-approved technology to enhance the consumer experience with digital content including music and video. Ecosystem partners and customers include major music labels, digital media companies, mobile services providers and web 2.0 Internet services companies such as social networks and online retail portals.
How It Works:
Music Intelligence Solutions and its predecessor Polyphonic Human Media Interface (PHMI) have developed patented approaches to music and visual media discovery that can create the most compelling digital media destination for a broad consumer base of consumers, artists and businesses.
Unique Features:
Consumers find music they love.
Artists — both emerging and established — gain visibility and an ever-growing fan base.
Unique revenue and business solutions drive return on investment for on-line music aggregators, mobile service providers, and leading music labels and producers across the globe.
How Much They Got From VCs:
Music Intelligence Solutions has got a $7 million funding round, led by a group of angel investors. As the provider of software and analytics tools for search and discovery and marketing of music, MIS will be using the round of funding for global expansion and the launch of its web 2.0 personalization and networking tools.
From personalized radio stations to hit song science for artists and labels, MIS has found itself knee-deep in the online world of distribution tools.
More at:http://www.uplaya.com/
Thursday, December 6, 2007
Utterz is the first way you can instantly blog your experiences, thoughts and ideas, anywhere, using all the capabilities of your mobile phone
What Company Is Offering:
Utterz is the first way you can instantly blog your experiences, thoughts and ideas, anywhere, using all the capabilities of your mobile phone. Utterz mashes together the voice, video, pictures, and text you call or send in and creates an 'Utter' that can immediately update your existing web pages on sites like Blogger, Facebook, LiveJournal, MySpace and more.
How It Works:
An utter is any combination of voice, video, pictures, and text. Send them in whatever order you want, they'll figure it out.You can use the utterz service by e-mailing video, audio, pictures and text to go@utterz.com. You can also upload your utterz by clicking "Upload Utterz Here." We will be rolling utterz voice services out worldwide in the coming months. If you'd like to request we come quickly to your country, shoot an e-mail to sim@utterz.com! The easiest way to get started is just call 712-432-Mooo (6666) and record a voice Utter. Then snap a picture or video from your phone and send with some text to go@utterz.com. We'll mash it all together instantly and post it. You can choose to have it posted to Utterz and your blog or webpage, to just your web page or to just yourself.You can send voice, pix, videos and text in any order.Utterz is free because they have relationships with phone companies to get a small portion of what you are paying your cell phone company for your calling plan.
More at: http://www.utterz.com/
Utterz is the first way you can instantly blog your experiences, thoughts and ideas, anywhere, using all the capabilities of your mobile phone. Utterz mashes together the voice, video, pictures, and text you call or send in and creates an 'Utter' that can immediately update your existing web pages on sites like Blogger, Facebook, LiveJournal, MySpace and more.
How It Works:
An utter is any combination of voice, video, pictures, and text. Send them in whatever order you want, they'll figure it out.You can use the utterz service by e-mailing video, audio, pictures and text to go@utterz.com. You can also upload your utterz by clicking "Upload Utterz Here." We will be rolling utterz voice services out worldwide in the coming months. If you'd like to request we come quickly to your country, shoot an e-mail to sim@utterz.com! The easiest way to get started is just call 712-432-Mooo (6666) and record a voice Utter. Then snap a picture or video from your phone and send with some text to go@utterz.com. We'll mash it all together instantly and post it. You can choose to have it posted to Utterz and your blog or webpage, to just your web page or to just yourself.You can send voice, pix, videos and text in any order.Utterz is free because they have relationships with phone companies to get a small portion of what you are paying your cell phone company for your calling plan.
More at: http://www.utterz.com/
itsourtree.com, your brandnew free base for the exploration and discovery of your family tree
What Company Is Offering:
itsourtree.com, your brandnew free base for the exploration and discovery of your family tree.
How It Works:
Itsourtree lets you create your family tree by entering in information that you already know about your ancestors (names, birth and death dates, photos etc). By inviting more relatives, you’ll be able to collaborate to fill in the blanks on the chart, and track down more of your relatives. Once your tree is built, you can view it from your perspective, or you can click on a random relative and see how the chart would look from their point of view. Itsourtree operates several different sites which cater to different languages and countries (Brazil, Italy, Great Britain, Germany, Poland, and Spain). Signing up is free, and currently the site doesn’t charge any fees for any of its services.
More at:http://www.itsourtree.com/
itsourtree.com, your brandnew free base for the exploration and discovery of your family tree.
How It Works:
Itsourtree lets you create your family tree by entering in information that you already know about your ancestors (names, birth and death dates, photos etc). By inviting more relatives, you’ll be able to collaborate to fill in the blanks on the chart, and track down more of your relatives. Once your tree is built, you can view it from your perspective, or you can click on a random relative and see how the chart would look from their point of view. Itsourtree operates several different sites which cater to different languages and countries (Brazil, Italy, Great Britain, Germany, Poland, and Spain). Signing up is free, and currently the site doesn’t charge any fees for any of its services.
More at:http://www.itsourtree.com/
CrossLoop, Inc., creator of the world's easiest to use secure desktop sharing,announced that it has raised $3 Million in a Series A financing
What Company Is Offering:
CrossLoop is a consumer Internet company that empowers everyone to help someone anywhere in the world with its free and easy-to-use desktop sharing software application. CrossLoop connects computer users with trusted, qualified service providers and friends who can provide the support they need quickly and conveniently. With over 10 million help minutes served and over 300,000 unique users, CrossLoop is available in 21 languages and is used by individuals and businesses in over 150 countries for technical support, training and collaboration.
How Much They Got From VCs:
CrossLoop, Inc., creator of the world's easiest to use secure desktop sharing software, announced that it has raised $3 Million in a Series A financing led by El Dorado Ventures.
How They Are Progressing:
Since launching last November, CrossLoop has seen rapid adoption with hundreds of thousands of user sessions connecting people in over 150 countries worldwide," said Tom Peterson. "We are excited to partner with the CrossLoop team to help them achieve their vision of solving the frequent computer support problems that every computer user has experienced."
About VCs:
About El Dorado Ventures
El Dorado Ventures (EDV) is a leading entrepreneur-focused, early-stage venture capital firm with over two decades of success. Entrepreneurs see EDV as a trusted investment partner who shares their vision and helps them succeed by providing ongoing strategic guidance and access to a wealth of industry contacts. With $750 million in capital under management, the firm invests across the information technology spectrum, from semiconductors and systems to communications, software and services, targeting both consumers and the enterprise. El Dorado's early-stage investments have included Compellent Technologies, Cyras Systems, EarthLink, Efficient Networks, Novellus and NuSpeed Internet Systems. Numerous EDV portfolio companies have gone public or been acquired by major technology companies including AT&T, Ciena, Cisco Systems, nVidia, Siemens, Texas Instruments and Yahoo.
VCs website detail at:http://www.eldorado.com/
Product detail at:https://www.crossloop.com/
CrossLoop is a consumer Internet company that empowers everyone to help someone anywhere in the world with its free and easy-to-use desktop sharing software application. CrossLoop connects computer users with trusted, qualified service providers and friends who can provide the support they need quickly and conveniently. With over 10 million help minutes served and over 300,000 unique users, CrossLoop is available in 21 languages and is used by individuals and businesses in over 150 countries for technical support, training and collaboration.
How Much They Got From VCs:
CrossLoop, Inc., creator of the world's easiest to use secure desktop sharing software, announced that it has raised $3 Million in a Series A financing led by El Dorado Ventures.
How They Are Progressing:
Since launching last November, CrossLoop has seen rapid adoption with hundreds of thousands of user sessions connecting people in over 150 countries worldwide," said Tom Peterson. "We are excited to partner with the CrossLoop team to help them achieve their vision of solving the frequent computer support problems that every computer user has experienced."
About VCs:
About El Dorado Ventures
El Dorado Ventures (EDV) is a leading entrepreneur-focused, early-stage venture capital firm with over two decades of success. Entrepreneurs see EDV as a trusted investment partner who shares their vision and helps them succeed by providing ongoing strategic guidance and access to a wealth of industry contacts. With $750 million in capital under management, the firm invests across the information technology spectrum, from semiconductors and systems to communications, software and services, targeting both consumers and the enterprise. El Dorado's early-stage investments have included Compellent Technologies, Cyras Systems, EarthLink, Efficient Networks, Novellus and NuSpeed Internet Systems. Numerous EDV portfolio companies have gone public or been acquired by major technology companies including AT&T, Ciena, Cisco Systems, nVidia, Siemens, Texas Instruments and Yahoo.
VCs website detail at:http://www.eldorado.com/
Product detail at:https://www.crossloop.com/
TuVox has closed $20 million of financing
What Company Is Offering:
TuVox speech applications deliver world-class customer service through the phone channel and achieve the highest levels of caller adoption.
TuVox also offers over 50 award winning self-service speech applications, and powerful knowledge voice base applications - all deployed rapidly and updated in short, efficient cycles. The TuVox advantage: leading edge technology combined with deep expertise.
How It Works:
TuVox Perfect Router a conversational call routing application, determines caller intent and routes the call to the appropriate self-service application or agent.
All TuVox applications are available hosted through their low risk, high availability hosting. Customers limit risk, up-front capital investment and benefit from faster response to market changes through TuVox's rapid updates to the application.
All TuVox applications are also deployable on-premise. Customers can maintain the applications using TuVox life cycle software or outsource maintenance and tuning to TuVox.
How Much They Got From VCs:
They have announced that it has closed $20 million of financing. This additional capital provides TuVox the ability to accelerate expansion of its core business and invest in new areas of growth. The financing included new investor Glynn Capital Management and the continued participation of all of TuVox’s institutional investors, including Norwest Venture Partners, Foundation Capital, Granite Ventures, and Adobe Ventures.
More at:http://www.tuvox.com/
TuVox speech applications deliver world-class customer service through the phone channel and achieve the highest levels of caller adoption.
TuVox also offers over 50 award winning self-service speech applications, and powerful knowledge voice base applications - all deployed rapidly and updated in short, efficient cycles. The TuVox advantage: leading edge technology combined with deep expertise.
How It Works:
TuVox Perfect Router a conversational call routing application, determines caller intent and routes the call to the appropriate self-service application or agent.
All TuVox applications are available hosted through their low risk, high availability hosting. Customers limit risk, up-front capital investment and benefit from faster response to market changes through TuVox's rapid updates to the application.
All TuVox applications are also deployable on-premise. Customers can maintain the applications using TuVox life cycle software or outsource maintenance and tuning to TuVox.
How Much They Got From VCs:
They have announced that it has closed $20 million of financing. This additional capital provides TuVox the ability to accelerate expansion of its core business and invest in new areas of growth. The financing included new investor Glynn Capital Management and the continued participation of all of TuVox’s institutional investors, including Norwest Venture Partners, Foundation Capital, Granite Ventures, and Adobe Ventures.
More at:http://www.tuvox.com/
FlyRig is New York City's community-based apartment rental site
What Company Is Offering:
FlyRig is New York City's community-based apartment rental site, where apartment hunters are given the tools to make their searches quickly and with confidence.
Renting an apartment in New York City is expensive, time-consuming, and chaotic. It's their goal to fix these issues by creating a listing service where the community has a voice and trustworthy brokers are rewarded.
How It Works:
They're building a set of tools so you can quickly assess a property by map, transportation routes, local interest information, pictures, and opinions shared by fellow apartment hunters. Since most of New York's apartments can be found through a broker, it's important that you connect with one you can trust. They're giving the community a voice by asking them to share their views on individual listings and the brokers they've worked with so you can get a better understanding of what's available. In addition, they've enabled the brokers to easily communicate with you so there's no time wasted.
How Is It Different:
They have a large portfolio of fresh listings, maps, transportation information, and several community-based features. All visitors are encouraged to post comments and reviews on both listings and brokers. This way, you'll know what the properties are really like and be able to work with brokers you trust.
More at:http://www.flyrig.com/
FlyRig is New York City's community-based apartment rental site, where apartment hunters are given the tools to make their searches quickly and with confidence.
Renting an apartment in New York City is expensive, time-consuming, and chaotic. It's their goal to fix these issues by creating a listing service where the community has a voice and trustworthy brokers are rewarded.
How It Works:
They're building a set of tools so you can quickly assess a property by map, transportation routes, local interest information, pictures, and opinions shared by fellow apartment hunters. Since most of New York's apartments can be found through a broker, it's important that you connect with one you can trust. They're giving the community a voice by asking them to share their views on individual listings and the brokers they've worked with so you can get a better understanding of what's available. In addition, they've enabled the brokers to easily communicate with you so there's no time wasted.
How Is It Different:
They have a large portfolio of fresh listings, maps, transportation information, and several community-based features. All visitors are encouraged to post comments and reviews on both listings and brokers. This way, you'll know what the properties are really like and be able to work with brokers you trust.
More at:http://www.flyrig.com/
Tesly is a web-based test plan management system
What Company Is Offering:
Tesly is a web-based test plan management system that allows you not only to store and track the results your test cases, but also to share the testing responsibility among members of your team. After creating your team, you can assign test cases to be executed by your team-mates, who will receive a notice of the test case assignment via email. Every time a test case is executed, you will immediately get the results of that test run via email. When you come back to the site, you'll be able to see at a glance the status of your testing, as well as review the history of testing activity.Tesly, LLC creates web-based software aimed at helping teams collaborate to solve problems and deliver results. Aside from delivering products such as Tesly and Tesly Jr., Tesly LLC also provides consulting and development for custom web applications. Get in touch to learn how your business can realize success with the help of web applications custom-built to suit your needs.
How It Works:
Tesly is provided both as a hosted service and as a licensed product you can install on your own server. The hosted Tesly service has both free and paid subscription levels. With your free account you will be able to manage one project and have as many people as you wish on your team. Your team-mates will be able to see all the test documentation that you create, and you can assign tests to particular individuals or just make them available for others to view and run. If you wish to manage more than one project, or if you'd like to have the ability to create attachments and track issues, you can create a paid subscription.
More at:http://www.tesly.com/
Tesly is a web-based test plan management system that allows you not only to store and track the results your test cases, but also to share the testing responsibility among members of your team. After creating your team, you can assign test cases to be executed by your team-mates, who will receive a notice of the test case assignment via email. Every time a test case is executed, you will immediately get the results of that test run via email. When you come back to the site, you'll be able to see at a glance the status of your testing, as well as review the history of testing activity.Tesly, LLC creates web-based software aimed at helping teams collaborate to solve problems and deliver results. Aside from delivering products such as Tesly and Tesly Jr., Tesly LLC also provides consulting and development for custom web applications. Get in touch to learn how your business can realize success with the help of web applications custom-built to suit your needs.
How It Works:
Tesly is provided both as a hosted service and as a licensed product you can install on your own server. The hosted Tesly service has both free and paid subscription levels. With your free account you will be able to manage one project and have as many people as you wish on your team. Your team-mates will be able to see all the test documentation that you create, and you can assign tests to particular individuals or just make them available for others to view and run. If you wish to manage more than one project, or if you'd like to have the ability to create attachments and track issues, you can create a paid subscription.
More at:http://www.tesly.com/
ClickTale, the analytics tool for measuring your site visitors’ browsing sessions, has secured an undisclosed amount of funding fromYL Ventures
What Company Is Offering:
ClickTale is a brand new approach to website analysis and optimization. While traditional web analytics provide aggregated visitor data across web pages, we provide information about individual visitor behavior inside the web page. We show website owners movies of browsing sessions, as well as meaningful reports of behavior inside their webpage by aggregating thousands of visitor sessions. Now, website owners can gain a deeper understanding of visitor behavior, which leads to improved website usability, enhanced navigation, and increased overall website effectiveness.
How It Works:
ClickTale is a hosted service, so no software installation on the server or client side is needed and visitors can browse your website as they always have. Account setup takes only a few minutes. As with other web analytics packages, website owners add a small piece of JavaScript code to their web pages. The JavaScript collects browsing data and transmits it to the ClickTale servers for processing. ClickTale creates movies of browsing sessions in minutes, and website owners can log-in securely at any time to view these movies.
How is it different:
ClickTale-enabled pages have been visited over 100 million times and over one million pages have been recorded. They offer Heatmaps for an aggregate view of your data, advanced search capabilities, automatic tagging, and recording of https pages such as checkout and login pages.
Unlike other solutions, they cache your pages' HTML at the time of the recording, so the movies you see are absolutely accurate. They are also the only solution that works with member-only, password protected, session based and intranet websites.
How Much They Got From VCs:
ClickTale, the analytics tool for measuring your site visitors’ browsing sessions, has secured an undisclosed amount of funding from European venture capital firm YL Ventures.
More at:http://www.clicktale.com/
ClickTale is a brand new approach to website analysis and optimization. While traditional web analytics provide aggregated visitor data across web pages, we provide information about individual visitor behavior inside the web page. We show website owners movies of browsing sessions, as well as meaningful reports of behavior inside their webpage by aggregating thousands of visitor sessions. Now, website owners can gain a deeper understanding of visitor behavior, which leads to improved website usability, enhanced navigation, and increased overall website effectiveness.
How It Works:
ClickTale is a hosted service, so no software installation on the server or client side is needed and visitors can browse your website as they always have. Account setup takes only a few minutes. As with other web analytics packages, website owners add a small piece of JavaScript code to their web pages. The JavaScript collects browsing data and transmits it to the ClickTale servers for processing. ClickTale creates movies of browsing sessions in minutes, and website owners can log-in securely at any time to view these movies.
How is it different:
ClickTale-enabled pages have been visited over 100 million times and over one million pages have been recorded. They offer Heatmaps for an aggregate view of your data, advanced search capabilities, automatic tagging, and recording of https pages such as checkout and login pages.
Unlike other solutions, they cache your pages' HTML at the time of the recording, so the movies you see are absolutely accurate. They are also the only solution that works with member-only, password protected, session based and intranet websites.
How Much They Got From VCs:
ClickTale, the analytics tool for measuring your site visitors’ browsing sessions, has secured an undisclosed amount of funding from European venture capital firm YL Ventures.
More at:http://www.clicktale.com/
TomTom WORKS---Tracking And Tracing --your vehicles in real time on street level maps and know the exact locations
What Company Is Offering:
TomTom WORK, a division of the industry leading TomTom NV, is a provider of tracking and tracing solutions for fleet management combined with navigation and communication products and services to the business to business market.
How It Works:
TomTom WORK offers a connected navigation solution that combines plug and play tracking & tracing technology, with smart navigation and communication tools. It helps to improve the management (and control) of vehicles and day to day planning. All you need is a mobile navigation system connected to the web-based TomTom WEBFLEET vehicle management and communication service. No special software or interference from IT is needed. Therefore TomTom WORK is for any sort and any size of fleet. Surveil and guide your vehicles and staff, manage and plan your business, communicate with your drivers and help them to find their way the easy way!
TomTom WORKS' business activities is throughout Europe, focusing on all professional multi car users, which make TomTom WORK suitable for pretty well any size or type of businesses.
Features:
View your vehicles in real time on street level maps and know the exact locations. Identify where the vehicle is located against your planning and pick the best vehicles to manage a new task.
Navigation by order with destination address makes the driver's job a lot easier and less stressfull.
Send (standard) text messages from and to the office, give client orders and locations or send tasks with navigation coordinates via the PC in the office to the drivers. Simple and Quick.
Make automatic logbooks of driving time, times of standstill and habits for tax, for KM registration, pay roll and expense accounting. Receive daily, weekly or monthly reports containing exact data your company requires.
Recent Updates:
TomTom, team up with Google to provide greater utility in TomTom’s portable GPS devices.Google and TomTom is actually a major step for TomTom, and GPS navigation as a whole. Live business data and points of interest from the Google business listings as well as certain crowd-sourced Google Maps data for points of interest will be available via Internet capable TomTom devices.
More at:http://www.tomtomwork.com/
TomTom WORK, a division of the industry leading TomTom NV, is a provider of tracking and tracing solutions for fleet management combined with navigation and communication products and services to the business to business market.
How It Works:
TomTom WORK offers a connected navigation solution that combines plug and play tracking & tracing technology, with smart navigation and communication tools. It helps to improve the management (and control) of vehicles and day to day planning. All you need is a mobile navigation system connected to the web-based TomTom WEBFLEET vehicle management and communication service. No special software or interference from IT is needed. Therefore TomTom WORK is for any sort and any size of fleet. Surveil and guide your vehicles and staff, manage and plan your business, communicate with your drivers and help them to find their way the easy way!
TomTom WORKS' business activities is throughout Europe, focusing on all professional multi car users, which make TomTom WORK suitable for pretty well any size or type of businesses.
Features:
View your vehicles in real time on street level maps and know the exact locations. Identify where the vehicle is located against your planning and pick the best vehicles to manage a new task.
Navigation by order with destination address makes the driver's job a lot easier and less stressfull.
Send (standard) text messages from and to the office, give client orders and locations or send tasks with navigation coordinates via the PC in the office to the drivers. Simple and Quick.
Make automatic logbooks of driving time, times of standstill and habits for tax, for KM registration, pay roll and expense accounting. Receive daily, weekly or monthly reports containing exact data your company requires.
Recent Updates:
TomTom, team up with Google to provide greater utility in TomTom’s portable GPS devices.Google and TomTom is actually a major step for TomTom, and GPS navigation as a whole. Live business data and points of interest from the Google business listings as well as certain crowd-sourced Google Maps data for points of interest will be available via Internet capable TomTom devices.
More at:http://www.tomtomwork.com/
Organic Incentive--User Generated Marketing
What Company Is Offering:
Organic: like organic search marketing (SEO), Incentive: the natural incentive visitors have to share your widget because of its compelling content. They provide organic incentives to market your product.
How It Works:
Organic Incentive is the Clearspring killer. They provide tools so users with absolutely no programming experience can create viral widgets. All you do is enter the URL of your flash widget, and drag and drop a "share" button on to it, customize it, and customize the popup with all the share options that appears when your users click "share."
They have a widget ad system in the works, as well as complete widget creation for all sorts of widgets, media players, widgets with forms, chat rooms, messaging widgets, chat widgets, comment widgets, etc. Our system also lets you combine them together, or upload your own widget and combine it with that.
The main thing though, regardless of however many flash widgets you can drag, drop and customize, is THE CUSTOMIZEABILITY! It's almost endless, and for the first time you can create completely custom branded flash widgets without knowing actionscript
You simply put your widget into the marketplace, choose how much you want to pay for every time someone clicks & "share" on the widget. Then top bloggers scoop it up to make some extra bread, and they get paid every time one of their loyal readders "shares" it. It's a payperpost sorta twist....The good part though is that you don't need to pay any time it is shared after this first degree of separation (or wait, is that the 0th degree...well whatever).
More at:http://www.organicincentive.com/
Organic: like organic search marketing (SEO), Incentive: the natural incentive visitors have to share your widget because of its compelling content. They provide organic incentives to market your product.
How It Works:
Organic Incentive is the Clearspring killer. They provide tools so users with absolutely no programming experience can create viral widgets. All you do is enter the URL of your flash widget, and drag and drop a "share" button on to it, customize it, and customize the popup with all the share options that appears when your users click "share."
They have a widget ad system in the works, as well as complete widget creation for all sorts of widgets, media players, widgets with forms, chat rooms, messaging widgets, chat widgets, comment widgets, etc. Our system also lets you combine them together, or upload your own widget and combine it with that.
The main thing though, regardless of however many flash widgets you can drag, drop and customize, is THE CUSTOMIZEABILITY! It's almost endless, and for the first time you can create completely custom branded flash widgets without knowing actionscript
You simply put your widget into the marketplace, choose how much you want to pay for every time someone clicks & "share" on the widget. Then top bloggers scoop it up to make some extra bread, and they get paid every time one of their loyal readders "shares" it. It's a payperpost sorta twist....The good part though is that you don't need to pay any time it is shared after this first degree of separation (or wait, is that the 0th degree...well whatever).
More at:http://www.organicincentive.com/
WildTangent is the fastest growing online game propertyhas raised $20 million in venture debt funding from Hercules Technology Growth Capital
What Company Is Offering:
WildTangent is the fastest growing online game property in the world with 11.5 million unique monthly gamers (comScore July 2007) offering hundreds of the most popular online and downloadable games from the world's top developers and publishers including its own WildStudios which publishes Polar Bowler, Penguins, Fate and many more.
The WildTangent Games Console ships directly on the desktops of leading PC manufacturers including Dell, HP, Gateway and Toshiba, representing more than 25 million new consumer PCs annually in North America. Gamers of all ages and demographics play more than 250 million game sessions a month across the WildTangent game network.
How Much They Got From VCs:
WildTangent Inc., a Redmond, Wash.-based online gaming network, has raised $20 million in venture debt funding from Hercules Technology Growth Capital. The company previously has raised $67 million in VC funding since 1999, from firms like Advanced Technology Ventures, ATI, CIBC Capital Partners, Grelock, IDG Ventures, Madrona Venture Group, Millennium Technology Ventures, New Millennium Partners, Sony Corp. and Washington Mutual.
What VCs Says About Company:
The casual gaming market is growing exponentially, and WildTangent has proven to be a key player," said Sam Bhaumik, senior managing director and group head of technology at Hercules. "WildTangent is a leader in developing new and exciting business models in the online games space," Bhaumik said. "They have invented an industry-leading platform that provides unparalleled opportunities for marketers to appeal to gamers, while enhancing and adding value to the overall gaming experience
About VCs:
Hercules Technology Growth Capital, Inc. is a NASDAQ traded specialty finance company providing debt and equity growth capital to technology and life science companies at all stages of development. Founded in December 2003, the company primarily finances privately held companies backed by leading venture capital and private equity firms. Hercules invests in a broad range of ventures active in technology and life science industries and offers a full suite of growth capital products up and down the capital structure. The company is headquartered in Palo Alto, Calif. and has additional offices in the Boston, Boulder, Los Angeles and Chicago areas. Providing capital to publicly-traded or privately-held companies backed by leading venture capital and private equity firms involves a high degree of credit risk and may result in potential losses of capital. For more www.HTGC.com.
More at:http://www.wildtangent.com/
WildTangent is the fastest growing online game property in the world with 11.5 million unique monthly gamers (comScore July 2007) offering hundreds of the most popular online and downloadable games from the world's top developers and publishers including its own WildStudios which publishes Polar Bowler, Penguins, Fate and many more.
The WildTangent Games Console ships directly on the desktops of leading PC manufacturers including Dell, HP, Gateway and Toshiba, representing more than 25 million new consumer PCs annually in North America. Gamers of all ages and demographics play more than 250 million game sessions a month across the WildTangent game network.
How Much They Got From VCs:
WildTangent Inc., a Redmond, Wash.-based online gaming network, has raised $20 million in venture debt funding from Hercules Technology Growth Capital. The company previously has raised $67 million in VC funding since 1999, from firms like Advanced Technology Ventures, ATI, CIBC Capital Partners, Grelock, IDG Ventures, Madrona Venture Group, Millennium Technology Ventures, New Millennium Partners, Sony Corp. and Washington Mutual.
What VCs Says About Company:
The casual gaming market is growing exponentially, and WildTangent has proven to be a key player," said Sam Bhaumik, senior managing director and group head of technology at Hercules. "WildTangent is a leader in developing new and exciting business models in the online games space," Bhaumik said. "They have invented an industry-leading platform that provides unparalleled opportunities for marketers to appeal to gamers, while enhancing and adding value to the overall gaming experience
About VCs:
Hercules Technology Growth Capital, Inc. is a NASDAQ traded specialty finance company providing debt and equity growth capital to technology and life science companies at all stages of development. Founded in December 2003, the company primarily finances privately held companies backed by leading venture capital and private equity firms. Hercules invests in a broad range of ventures active in technology and life science industries and offers a full suite of growth capital products up and down the capital structure. The company is headquartered in Palo Alto, Calif. and has additional offices in the Boston, Boulder, Los Angeles and Chicago areas. Providing capital to publicly-traded or privately-held companies backed by leading venture capital and private equity firms involves a high degree of credit risk and may result in potential losses of capital. For more www.HTGC.com.
More at:http://www.wildtangent.com/
Get Gift Ideas
What Company Is Offering:
Ilan and friends will help you find meaningful gift ideas for your loved ones, friends or other acquaintances. They are searching for gifts all the time on the web and offline, and are by our selves gifters of some experience.
How It Works:
This is the place to ask for Advice.
Whether these are luxurious gifts you are looking for or sentimental presents or even poker gifts.If you click on the "Gift Ideas" Link or the grey button at the top of page. The gift advice table would open and there you can tell us a little about the gift - recipient's tastes. The reason for the gift and whatever information you wish to add.Give them a few days to scratch their heads, and they'll do best to impress you with the perfect gift idea.
Visitors who need an advice are asked to describe the gift recipient and circumstances in short, and they usually receive an email response within 3 days. It is strictly human operated, and the advice is based on surveying gift sites and new product announcements. They also offer a gift-site review service for e-stores giving them some improvement tips and quality badges. All the site's services are free, there are some ads throughout the pages and the occasional text ad embedded in the emails.
More at:http://www.getgifting.com/
Ilan and friends will help you find meaningful gift ideas for your loved ones, friends or other acquaintances. They are searching for gifts all the time on the web and offline, and are by our selves gifters of some experience.
How It Works:
This is the place to ask for Advice.
Whether these are luxurious gifts you are looking for or sentimental presents or even poker gifts.If you click on the "Gift Ideas" Link or the grey button at the top of page. The gift advice table would open and there you can tell us a little about the gift - recipient's tastes. The reason for the gift and whatever information you wish to add.Give them a few days to scratch their heads, and they'll do best to impress you with the perfect gift idea.
Visitors who need an advice are asked to describe the gift recipient and circumstances in short, and they usually receive an email response within 3 days. It is strictly human operated, and the advice is based on surveying gift sites and new product announcements. They also offer a gift-site review service for e-stores giving them some improvement tips and quality badges. All the site's services are free, there are some ads throughout the pages and the occasional text ad embedded in the emails.
More at:http://www.getgifting.com/
Online Print Ordering
What Company Is Offering:
Personalise and download graphic designs as PDF, JPEG, GIF and PNG files. Anything from website banners to real estate signs. Design products like business cards, posters, etc. Supplied by printing companies from all over the globe.
How it Works:
1.Find printers to meet your requirements and request quotes for your designs. Use your own files or designs from this website.2.Personalise and download graphic designs as PDF, JPEG, GIF and PNG files. Anything from website banners to real estate signs.3.Design products like business cards, posters, etc. Supplied by printing companies from all over the globe.4.Find publications and ad agencies to reach your markets. Send them your files or use design from this website.
It is an open service where anyone can upload a graphic design for others substitute texts and images. The system outputs PDF for print, JPEG for photo printing and GIF/PNG for viewing on screen. If you are not willing to pay $100 for a banner that will run for a week you can pick one for $10 on ZetaPrints.com, put your text and photos in it and download it in minutes. The personalization process is completely automated. Design authors get 50% commissions from all sales.
More at:http://zetaprints.com/
Personalise and download graphic designs as PDF, JPEG, GIF and PNG files. Anything from website banners to real estate signs. Design products like business cards, posters, etc. Supplied by printing companies from all over the globe.
How it Works:
1.Find printers to meet your requirements and request quotes for your designs. Use your own files or designs from this website.2.Personalise and download graphic designs as PDF, JPEG, GIF and PNG files. Anything from website banners to real estate signs.3.Design products like business cards, posters, etc. Supplied by printing companies from all over the globe.4.Find publications and ad agencies to reach your markets. Send them your files or use design from this website.
It is an open service where anyone can upload a graphic design for others substitute texts and images. The system outputs PDF for print, JPEG for photo printing and GIF/PNG for viewing on screen. If you are not willing to pay $100 for a banner that will run for a week you can pick one for $10 on ZetaPrints.com, put your text and photos in it and download it in minutes. The personalization process is completely automated. Design authors get 50% commissions from all sales.
More at:http://zetaprints.com/
bmorgz---Web Organizer
What Company Is Offering:
bmorgz has been created for those people who want to manage their time more effectively and easier then ever. For all who need application which will enable creating categorized notes, planning and writing events in the calendar or such thanks to which they will be able to save information about their clients and friends - everything in one easy accessed place. Try out our system right now - registration is 100% free.
How It Works:
To start work with bmorgz - all you have to do is have a justbemore account. Which means that you have to register in any of their product or service. Registration is fairly simple and 100% free. Using this account you will be able to log into all their products and services.
This system will enable you to create categorized notes in web note pad, plan your meetings or tasks using web calendar, keep all of your contacts in one place using internet address book. Also you can co edit all sections of the organizer with other users; publish notes; export notes to PDF; import/export tasks using iCalendar format; import/export contacts from/to programs like Thunderbird, Outlook, Gmail; send mails to contacts from address book and keep history of sent mails; and more.
More at:http://www.bmorgz.com/
bmorgz has been created for those people who want to manage their time more effectively and easier then ever. For all who need application which will enable creating categorized notes, planning and writing events in the calendar or such thanks to which they will be able to save information about their clients and friends - everything in one easy accessed place. Try out our system right now - registration is 100% free.
How It Works:
To start work with bmorgz - all you have to do is have a justbemore account. Which means that you have to register in any of their product or service. Registration is fairly simple and 100% free. Using this account you will be able to log into all their products and services.
This system will enable you to create categorized notes in web note pad, plan your meetings or tasks using web calendar, keep all of your contacts in one place using internet address book. Also you can co edit all sections of the organizer with other users; publish notes; export notes to PDF; import/export tasks using iCalendar format; import/export contacts from/to programs like Thunderbird, Outlook, Gmail; send mails to contacts from address book and keep history of sent mails; and more.
More at:http://www.bmorgz.com/
Yokl’d.com is a "Best Of" local business ranking social platform
What Company Is Offering:
Yokl’d.com is a "Best Of" local business ranking social platform that is 100% compiled and commented on by users. The idea is simple - the more times a business gets "Yokl’d" (voted) the higher in the rankings it will be listed.
How It Works:
Share local knowledge with a social network of friends, family and business associates. Discover the best local businesses recommended and ranked by the user community. Benefit from trusted friend’s personal pages to see what they recommend
Never get lost -- detailed maps pinpoint each location. Add favorite local businesses to the site. Vote through a 1-click process for preferred local businesses. Build and maintain a portfolio of elite local businesses that can be shared with others. Post positive or negative comments about a business
Rank user comments based on usefulness and accuracy.
How Is It Different:
Local search sites like CitySearch and Yelp! provide user generated content for local businesses using a controversial five-star rating system. Users debate the use of the five-star rating because people within the general population have very different tastes. This ranking system provides no way to tell if a group of people ranking a business shares the same tastes as a specific user. While,Yokl’d provides a better solution for the discriminating consumer, business traveler, or weekend connoisseur.
More at:http://www.yokld.com/
Yokl’d.com is a "Best Of" local business ranking social platform that is 100% compiled and commented on by users. The idea is simple - the more times a business gets "Yokl’d" (voted) the higher in the rankings it will be listed.
How It Works:
Share local knowledge with a social network of friends, family and business associates. Discover the best local businesses recommended and ranked by the user community. Benefit from trusted friend’s personal pages to see what they recommend
Never get lost -- detailed maps pinpoint each location. Add favorite local businesses to the site. Vote through a 1-click process for preferred local businesses. Build and maintain a portfolio of elite local businesses that can be shared with others. Post positive or negative comments about a business
Rank user comments based on usefulness and accuracy.
How Is It Different:
Local search sites like CitySearch and Yelp! provide user generated content for local businesses using a controversial five-star rating system. Users debate the use of the five-star rating because people within the general population have very different tastes. This ranking system provides no way to tell if a group of people ranking a business shares the same tastes as a specific user. While,Yokl’d provides a better solution for the discriminating consumer, business traveler, or weekend connoisseur.
More at:http://www.yokld.com/
bizot.ch --Social Networking News
What Company Is Offering:
bizot.ch is whatever you want it to be - a news site, an information source, a social networking community... With more things to gradually be added you won't need to look at any other website.
How It Works:
bizot.ch gives you power and enables you, the reader, to edit the news however you want. So, if you think we've been too harsh by referring to Pete Doherty as a junkie scumbag you can change it to something more pleasant. Equally, if you think junkie scumbag is not harsh enough for the Babyshambles singer and can think of something a lot worse to call him, go for it! The world is your oyster.
bizotching is easy. Once you've signed up you can get crackin! Find a story you want to bizotch. Read the story, which may be either the previous person's version of the news or our original source (you can click on the "view original" or "view latest bizotch" button to alternate between the two versions). Once you feel inspired enough, click on the main bulk of the text. This will then change into an edit box where the magic happens.
Re-write the story however you feel. Change words, add sentences, insert paragraphs, heighten subjectiveness, scrap it all and start the whole thing over. The only thing we ask of you is to loosely stick to the main story as an inspiration point.
More at:http://bizot.ch/
bizot.ch is whatever you want it to be - a news site, an information source, a social networking community... With more things to gradually be added you won't need to look at any other website.
How It Works:
bizot.ch gives you power and enables you, the reader, to edit the news however you want. So, if you think we've been too harsh by referring to Pete Doherty as a junkie scumbag you can change it to something more pleasant. Equally, if you think junkie scumbag is not harsh enough for the Babyshambles singer and can think of something a lot worse to call him, go for it! The world is your oyster.
bizotching is easy. Once you've signed up you can get crackin! Find a story you want to bizotch. Read the story, which may be either the previous person's version of the news or our original source (you can click on the "view original" or "view latest bizotch" button to alternate between the two versions). Once you feel inspired enough, click on the main bulk of the text. This will then change into an edit box where the magic happens.
Re-write the story however you feel. Change words, add sentences, insert paragraphs, heighten subjectiveness, scrap it all and start the whole thing over. The only thing we ask of you is to loosely stick to the main story as an inspiration point.
More at:http://bizot.ch/
Wednesday, December 5, 2007
Zipidee, the online marketplace for premium instructional content, has acquired TotalVid
What Company is Offering:
Zipidee is the Internet’s largest digital Prosumer Generated Content (PGC) marketplace for instructional, educational, health and fitness, sports, and special interest content. Zipidee has a rapidly expanding seller network of more than 600 content producers and distributors and over 150,000 repeat customers. The Zipidee marketplace receives over 300,000 visitors per month, browsing through more than 1 million pages of digital goods for sale.
How it Works:
Their platform provides the tools for media owners, from aspiring media moguls to large media companies, to market and sell original digital goods, including video, audio (books and music), eBooks, mobile content, and more, to complement existing sales channels. By giving sellers the freedom to choose how they distribute their digi-goods, from business model to price point, Zipidee allows buyers and sellers to rule and transact in an open marketplace. Zipidee is a privately held San Francisco-based company and is venture-backed by leading investors.
Recent Updates:
Zipidee, the online marketplace for premium instructional content, has acquired TotalVid from Landmark Communications for an undisclosed amount, greatly increasing Zipidee’s catalog of educational and instructional rental and download content.
More at:http://www.zipidee.com/
http://www.totalvid.com/
Zipidee is the Internet’s largest digital Prosumer Generated Content (PGC) marketplace for instructional, educational, health and fitness, sports, and special interest content. Zipidee has a rapidly expanding seller network of more than 600 content producers and distributors and over 150,000 repeat customers. The Zipidee marketplace receives over 300,000 visitors per month, browsing through more than 1 million pages of digital goods for sale.
How it Works:
Their platform provides the tools for media owners, from aspiring media moguls to large media companies, to market and sell original digital goods, including video, audio (books and music), eBooks, mobile content, and more, to complement existing sales channels. By giving sellers the freedom to choose how they distribute their digi-goods, from business model to price point, Zipidee allows buyers and sellers to rule and transact in an open marketplace. Zipidee is a privately held San Francisco-based company and is venture-backed by leading investors.
Recent Updates:
Zipidee, the online marketplace for premium instructional content, has acquired TotalVid from Landmark Communications for an undisclosed amount, greatly increasing Zipidee’s catalog of educational and instructional rental and download content.
More at:http://www.zipidee.com/
http://www.totalvid.com/
AllBusiness.com has been acquired by Dun & Bradstreet for $55 million
What Company is Offering:
AllBusiness.com is an online media and e-commerce company that operates one of the premier business sites on the Web. AllBusiness.com helps business professionals save time and money by addressing real-world business questions and presenting practical solutions. The site offers resources including how-to articles, business forms, contracts and agreements, expert advice, blogs, business news, business directory listings, product comparisons, business guides, a business association and more.
How it Works:
Business professionals can access AllBusiness.com's content and services through a number of channels, including the AllBusiness.com Web site; RSS feeds and email newsletters; and through its partnerships with leading Web properties. Their content, products and services are featured on a number of sites, including: BusinessWeek, CBSNews, NYTimes, SFGate.com, Washington Post, and Yahoo!. AllBusiness content also appears in the print edition of the San Francisco Chronicle as part of our business advisor program.
About Venture Deal:
AllBusiness.com has been taken on by Dun & Bradstreet for $55 million.The business information company has acquired the online resource for a healthy amount, and has raised its 2008 revenue outlook in order to account for the acquisition. Because no matter which way you slice it, $55 million isn’t a drop in the bucket for too many people or companies. As it currently stands, Dun & Bradstreet has forecast $10 million of incremental revenue for 2008, and the company is looking to 2009 to see an ROI for the purchase of AllBusiness, reports CNN Money.
About D&B :
D&B (NYSE:DNB) is the world’s leading source of commercial information and insight on businesses, enabling companies to Decide with Confidence® for over 165 years. D&B’s global commercial database contains more than 115 million business records. The database is enhanced by D&B’s proprietary DUNSRight® Quality Process, which provides our customers with quality business information. This quality information is the foundation of our global solutions that customers rely on to make critical business decisions.see site at..http://dnb.com/
What's The Purpose Of Venture:
D&B is to provide a more searchable database for business decision makers, going after the intent-driven search model. So with this acquisition, D&B will be integrating AllBusiness’ wealth of information for the purpose of growing its business, offering more tools to business leaders, and making it readily available for research purposes.
More at:http://www.allbusiness.com/
AllBusiness.com is an online media and e-commerce company that operates one of the premier business sites on the Web. AllBusiness.com helps business professionals save time and money by addressing real-world business questions and presenting practical solutions. The site offers resources including how-to articles, business forms, contracts and agreements, expert advice, blogs, business news, business directory listings, product comparisons, business guides, a business association and more.
How it Works:
Business professionals can access AllBusiness.com's content and services through a number of channels, including the AllBusiness.com Web site; RSS feeds and email newsletters; and through its partnerships with leading Web properties. Their content, products and services are featured on a number of sites, including: BusinessWeek, CBSNews, NYTimes, SFGate.com, Washington Post, and Yahoo!. AllBusiness content also appears in the print edition of the San Francisco Chronicle as part of our business advisor program.
About Venture Deal:
AllBusiness.com has been taken on by Dun & Bradstreet for $55 million.The business information company has acquired the online resource for a healthy amount, and has raised its 2008 revenue outlook in order to account for the acquisition. Because no matter which way you slice it, $55 million isn’t a drop in the bucket for too many people or companies. As it currently stands, Dun & Bradstreet has forecast $10 million of incremental revenue for 2008, and the company is looking to 2009 to see an ROI for the purchase of AllBusiness, reports CNN Money.
About D&B :
D&B (NYSE:DNB) is the world’s leading source of commercial information and insight on businesses, enabling companies to Decide with Confidence® for over 165 years. D&B’s global commercial database contains more than 115 million business records. The database is enhanced by D&B’s proprietary DUNSRight® Quality Process, which provides our customers with quality business information. This quality information is the foundation of our global solutions that customers rely on to make critical business decisions.see site at..http://dnb.com/
What's The Purpose Of Venture:
D&B is to provide a more searchable database for business decision makers, going after the intent-driven search model. So with this acquisition, D&B will be integrating AllBusiness’ wealth of information for the purpose of growing its business, offering more tools to business leaders, and making it readily available for research purposes.
More at:http://www.allbusiness.com/
WOT, Web of Trust, is the world’s first online reputation rating community
What Company Is Offering:
WOT, Web of Trust, is the world’s first online reputation rating community. It allows Internet users to assess the trustworthiness of websites. WOT is becoming the collective conscience of the web.
How It Works:
WOT community members exchange knowledge about web sites via a simple user interface. Becoming a member and downloading WOT is free, no registration required. WOT is compatible with Internet Explorer® and Firefox browsers. All members can submit website - ratings but are not obligated to do so. After a year of beta testing the WOT user community has now reputation data on over 16 million sites worldwide, and counting.
How Is It Different:
WOT uses four components to rate reputation - trustworthiness, vendor reliability, privacy, child safety - and enriches the data it receives from users with information from trusted sources such as listings of phishing sites.
The WOT system processes ratings and produces a reputation rating for each web site. Attempts to manipulate the reputation data are effectively countered using sophisticated algorithms.
Who Is Behind The Company:
Behind the community, there is a team developing the WOT service. Headed by Esa Suurio, Against Intuition Inc. focuses on developing and providing software and services for the WOT community, and promoting the community’s goals. Against Intuition was founded in Finland in 2006 by two visionary postgraduate students, Timo Ala-Kleemola and Sami Tolvanen, who are now engaged in further system development with a group of talented software developers, designers, and database administrators. – It’s no a coincidence that WOT comes from the country that repeatedly has been named one of world’s least corrupt countries.
More at:http://www.mywot.com/
WOT, Web of Trust, is the world’s first online reputation rating community. It allows Internet users to assess the trustworthiness of websites. WOT is becoming the collective conscience of the web.
How It Works:
WOT community members exchange knowledge about web sites via a simple user interface. Becoming a member and downloading WOT is free, no registration required. WOT is compatible with Internet Explorer® and Firefox browsers. All members can submit website - ratings but are not obligated to do so. After a year of beta testing the WOT user community has now reputation data on over 16 million sites worldwide, and counting.
How Is It Different:
WOT uses four components to rate reputation - trustworthiness, vendor reliability, privacy, child safety - and enriches the data it receives from users with information from trusted sources such as listings of phishing sites.
The WOT system processes ratings and produces a reputation rating for each web site. Attempts to manipulate the reputation data are effectively countered using sophisticated algorithms.
Who Is Behind The Company:
Behind the community, there is a team developing the WOT service. Headed by Esa Suurio, Against Intuition Inc. focuses on developing and providing software and services for the WOT community, and promoting the community’s goals. Against Intuition was founded in Finland in 2006 by two visionary postgraduate students, Timo Ala-Kleemola and Sami Tolvanen, who are now engaged in further system development with a group of talented software developers, designers, and database administrators. – It’s no a coincidence that WOT comes from the country that repeatedly has been named one of world’s least corrupt countries.
More at:http://www.mywot.com/
A pronouncing dictionary with Instant Sound
About Company:
A pronouncing dictionary with Instant Sound. Sounds are fast, clear and completely natural, pre-recorded by native speakers.
Fonetiks was originally conceived in 2000 as a response to new visa restrictions which made it increasingly difficult for some English language learners to come to study English in the USA, Britain and Australia. Fonetiks enabled these language learners to study native speaker pronunciation without leaving their homes, merely by mousing over the text on their computer screens.
The creator is Tim Bowyer, former director of schools in Italy, Indonesia, Australia and Jordan, and a former British Council lecturer, course-writer and polyglot - he speaks six languages.
How It Works:
First, choose the language that you want to study. To study its pronunciation, click on the pages to the right of a flag. We suggest you start with "Single Vowel Sounds". Mouse over each symbol to hear the first example of each sound. Practise it yourself and then try the other examples to the right.
You can use Microsoft Sound Recorder to record your own voice and compare it with the original. To open Sound Recorder, click on "Start" and go to Programs, Accessories, Entertainment, and click on Sound Recorder. You'll need a microphone.
Understanding the symbols: "back" means the tongue is towards the back of the mouth. For example, the tongue is towards the front of the mouth when you say "cat", but towards the back when a British English speaker says "cart". "long" means the sound is roughly double length. "round" means the lips are rounded when the sound is made. For example, you can change "cot" to "caught" in British English by rounding your lips as you say "cot". A symbol in italics means the mouth is more closed than with non-italics. Please note: the symbols are only a guide, not a bible.
You can compare different languages or accents by opening two or more pages at the same time, and arranging them side by side on your computer screen. Now you can mouse over similar words and hear them spoken differently in, for example, American English and British English.
More at:http://www.howjsay.com/
A pronouncing dictionary with Instant Sound. Sounds are fast, clear and completely natural, pre-recorded by native speakers.
Fonetiks was originally conceived in 2000 as a response to new visa restrictions which made it increasingly difficult for some English language learners to come to study English in the USA, Britain and Australia. Fonetiks enabled these language learners to study native speaker pronunciation without leaving their homes, merely by mousing over the text on their computer screens.
The creator is Tim Bowyer, former director of schools in Italy, Indonesia, Australia and Jordan, and a former British Council lecturer, course-writer and polyglot - he speaks six languages.
How It Works:
First, choose the language that you want to study. To study its pronunciation, click on the pages to the right of a flag. We suggest you start with "Single Vowel Sounds". Mouse over each symbol to hear the first example of each sound. Practise it yourself and then try the other examples to the right.
You can use Microsoft Sound Recorder to record your own voice and compare it with the original. To open Sound Recorder, click on "Start" and go to Programs, Accessories, Entertainment, and click on Sound Recorder. You'll need a microphone.
Understanding the symbols: "back" means the tongue is towards the back of the mouth. For example, the tongue is towards the front of the mouth when you say "cat", but towards the back when a British English speaker says "cart". "long" means the sound is roughly double length. "round" means the lips are rounded when the sound is made. For example, you can change "cot" to "caught" in British English by rounding your lips as you say "cot". A symbol in italics means the mouth is more closed than with non-italics. Please note: the symbols are only a guide, not a bible.
You can compare different languages or accents by opening two or more pages at the same time, and arranging them side by side on your computer screen. Now you can mouse over similar words and hear them spoken differently in, for example, American English and British English.
More at:http://www.howjsay.com/
PPCalc is a free online PayPal fee calculator
What Company Is Offering:
PPCalc is a free online PayPal fee calculator. It allows anyone with a PayPal account to quickly and easily determine their PayPal fees before they accept money online. We also allow you to "reverse" calculate your fees to find out what amount a person should send you so that you actually get the amount you want after PayPal fees have been taken out, or what we like to call a Reverse PayPal Calculator.
How It Works:
This website was made because they believe there are many PayPal members worldwide with Premier and/or Business Accounts that would like to know what their fees PayPal fees will be in advance, before they receive money online. Now I know you're probably thinking "...well anyone can do that. PayPal posts their fees openly on their web page. Anyone can just calculate what their fees would be using any handheld calculator." And this is true, they could. And maybe for 1 or 2 items this might not be that bad, but what if you're calculating the fees for 25, 50, or 100 transactions. Do you know how long that would take you just by using a normal handheld calculator? That's one of the reasons why this website was made. Now, all you have to do is type in the amount you're thinking of receiving (say $40), and press ONE button and all your fees are instantly calculated and displayed to you. It will tell you what your PayPal have come out to be (for example, $1.46) and it will also tell you what you will have left over after PayPal fees have been subtracted (for example, $38.54) saving you yet another set of steps you would have to do on a normal calculator. And even if you don't use the normal 2.9% + $0.30 fee rate, that's ok, this calculator can still work for you. All you have to do is select whatever fee rate your account does use (in the Options Box), then enter in the amount you expect to receive and press Calculate. You don't even have to wait for the page to reload, the fee change happens instantly. Not only can you choose your fee rate, but you can also choose your origin and destination countries and this calculator will automatically fill in the correct fee structure for you.
More at:http://www.ppcalc.com/
PPCalc is a free online PayPal fee calculator. It allows anyone with a PayPal account to quickly and easily determine their PayPal fees before they accept money online. We also allow you to "reverse" calculate your fees to find out what amount a person should send you so that you actually get the amount you want after PayPal fees have been taken out, or what we like to call a Reverse PayPal Calculator.
How It Works:
This website was made because they believe there are many PayPal members worldwide with Premier and/or Business Accounts that would like to know what their fees PayPal fees will be in advance, before they receive money online. Now I know you're probably thinking "...well anyone can do that. PayPal posts their fees openly on their web page. Anyone can just calculate what their fees would be using any handheld calculator." And this is true, they could. And maybe for 1 or 2 items this might not be that bad, but what if you're calculating the fees for 25, 50, or 100 transactions. Do you know how long that would take you just by using a normal handheld calculator? That's one of the reasons why this website was made. Now, all you have to do is type in the amount you're thinking of receiving (say $40), and press ONE button and all your fees are instantly calculated and displayed to you. It will tell you what your PayPal have come out to be (for example, $1.46) and it will also tell you what you will have left over after PayPal fees have been subtracted (for example, $38.54) saving you yet another set of steps you would have to do on a normal calculator. And even if you don't use the normal 2.9% + $0.30 fee rate, that's ok, this calculator can still work for you. All you have to do is select whatever fee rate your account does use (in the Options Box), then enter in the amount you expect to receive and press Calculate. You don't even have to wait for the page to reload, the fee change happens instantly. Not only can you choose your fee rate, but you can also choose your origin and destination countries and this calculator will automatically fill in the correct fee structure for you.
More at:http://www.ppcalc.com/
BeCheeky.com has raised Gbp630,000 in seed funding from South West Venture Fund
What Company Is Offering:
BeCheeky.com was founded by husband and wife team James and Sarah Akin-Smith to take advantage of the growing demand for high quality sensual women's lingerie. It currently offers over 1,200 individual lines from brands such as Bracli, Lola Luna, Morgan, Princess Tam Tam and Sensualle, and attracts 130,000 individual visitors per month. In addition, it sources innovative lingerie and swimwear from suppliers around the world. The company has a turnover of nearly 1 million.
What's Market Of That Product:
The U.K. lingerie market has achieved growth of 27% over the last five years and is now worth over ?1.5 billion per annum. Online sales are growing steadily, driven by easy access to broadband and increasing levels of consumer confidence in online security. According to Verdict Research, the leading authority on U.K. and European retail markets, online shopping is growing 13 times faster than traditional retailing, with the market being valued at ?11 billion in 2006 and forecast to reach ?28 billion by 2011.
How Much They Got From VCs:
BeCheeky.com, a UK-based online retailer of hard-to-find and mainstream lingerie, has raised Gbp630,000 in seed funding from South West Venture Fund (managed by YFM Group) and individual angels.
About VCs:
YFM Group ? is the UK's most active investor in the small and medium enterprise marketplace. YFM Group manages in excess of ?300 million of funds with investment sizes ranging from ?50,000 to ?5 million. Principal offices are located in Leeds, Manchester, London and Bristol with over 45 investment professionals being employed across the UK.
The YFM Group managed South West Ventures Fund is a ?25M fund that has been set up to provide venture capital to small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) based in the South West of England. Initial investment can be up to ?330,000 with an ability to invest a further ?330,000 after six months. In certain circumstances, alongside other new investors, the Fund can follow on its investments to provide a total of ?2.5 million to one company. To date the fund has invested ?7.1m in 25 companies.
South West Ventures Fund is managed by YFM Venture Finance Limited part of the YFM Group. YFM Venture Finance Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority.
More at:www.BeCheeky.com
BeCheeky.com was founded by husband and wife team James and Sarah Akin-Smith to take advantage of the growing demand for high quality sensual women's lingerie. It currently offers over 1,200 individual lines from brands such as Bracli, Lola Luna, Morgan, Princess Tam Tam and Sensualle, and attracts 130,000 individual visitors per month. In addition, it sources innovative lingerie and swimwear from suppliers around the world. The company has a turnover of nearly 1 million.
What's Market Of That Product:
The U.K. lingerie market has achieved growth of 27% over the last five years and is now worth over ?1.5 billion per annum. Online sales are growing steadily, driven by easy access to broadband and increasing levels of consumer confidence in online security. According to Verdict Research, the leading authority on U.K. and European retail markets, online shopping is growing 13 times faster than traditional retailing, with the market being valued at ?11 billion in 2006 and forecast to reach ?28 billion by 2011.
How Much They Got From VCs:
BeCheeky.com, a UK-based online retailer of hard-to-find and mainstream lingerie, has raised Gbp630,000 in seed funding from South West Venture Fund (managed by YFM Group) and individual angels.
About VCs:
YFM Group ? is the UK's most active investor in the small and medium enterprise marketplace. YFM Group manages in excess of ?300 million of funds with investment sizes ranging from ?50,000 to ?5 million. Principal offices are located in Leeds, Manchester, London and Bristol with over 45 investment professionals being employed across the UK.
The YFM Group managed South West Ventures Fund is a ?25M fund that has been set up to provide venture capital to small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) based in the South West of England. Initial investment can be up to ?330,000 with an ability to invest a further ?330,000 after six months. In certain circumstances, alongside other new investors, the Fund can follow on its investments to provide a total of ?2.5 million to one company. To date the fund has invested ?7.1m in 25 companies.
South West Ventures Fund is managed by YFM Venture Finance Limited part of the YFM Group. YFM Venture Finance Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority.
More at:www.BeCheeky.com
Pyxis Mobile is the leading provider of innovative wireless software that meets the diverse needs of the financial services , has raised $1.95m
What Company Is Offering:
Pyxis Mobile is the leading provider of innovative wireless software that meets the diverse needs of the financial services industry. Pyxis Mobile mPlatform® solutions are used by mobile financial professionals to extend critical business data from internal enterprise systems to the mobile device of their choice.
Pyxis Mobile is a privately held corporation based in Waltham, Massachusetts. Pyxis Mobile was incorporated in with a focus on providing system integration and solutions for the financial services industry. Today, they are focused on building wireless software products that are solely focused on the investment industry.
Its Products:
1.mWholesalerTM is the leading wireless application for investment wholesalers. mWholesaler provides the tools needed to maximize productivity and sales effectiveness in the field via a wireless device.
2.mPortfolioTM is a wireless financial application for portfolio managers, analysts, traders, and compliance officers. Using the wireless device of your choice, access all the necessary reports and market data to effectively manage portfolios, orders, and compliance violations from any location.
3.mAnalystTM is a wireless financial application for buy-side analysts and research associates. Using the wireless device of your choice, access all the necessary reports and market data to effectively manage your internal research, industry news, and market data from any location.
4.mInstitutionalTM is the leading wireless application enabling institutional and group sales representatives to develop and track deals, close opportunities, maximize productivity, and increase assets under management.
How Much They Got From VCs:
Pyxis Mobile Inc., a Waltham, Mass.-based maker of wireless applications for the financial services market, has raised $1.95 million in Series B funding, according to a regulatory filing. Backers include Ascent Venture Partners and Egan-Managed Capital.
More at:http://www.pyxismobile.com/
Pyxis Mobile is the leading provider of innovative wireless software that meets the diverse needs of the financial services industry. Pyxis Mobile mPlatform® solutions are used by mobile financial professionals to extend critical business data from internal enterprise systems to the mobile device of their choice.
Pyxis Mobile is a privately held corporation based in Waltham, Massachusetts. Pyxis Mobile was incorporated in with a focus on providing system integration and solutions for the financial services industry. Today, they are focused on building wireless software products that are solely focused on the investment industry.
Its Products:
1.mWholesalerTM is the leading wireless application for investment wholesalers. mWholesaler provides the tools needed to maximize productivity and sales effectiveness in the field via a wireless device.
2.mPortfolioTM is a wireless financial application for portfolio managers, analysts, traders, and compliance officers. Using the wireless device of your choice, access all the necessary reports and market data to effectively manage portfolios, orders, and compliance violations from any location.
3.mAnalystTM is a wireless financial application for buy-side analysts and research associates. Using the wireless device of your choice, access all the necessary reports and market data to effectively manage your internal research, industry news, and market data from any location.
4.mInstitutionalTM is the leading wireless application enabling institutional and group sales representatives to develop and track deals, close opportunities, maximize productivity, and increase assets under management.
How Much They Got From VCs:
Pyxis Mobile Inc., a Waltham, Mass.-based maker of wireless applications for the financial services market, has raised $1.95 million in Series B funding, according to a regulatory filing. Backers include Ascent Venture Partners and Egan-Managed Capital.
More at:http://www.pyxismobile.com/
MyStrands develops technologies to better understand people's taste and help them discover things they like and didn't know about, has raised $24 m
What Company Is Offering:
MyStrands develops technologies to better understand people's taste and help them discover things they like and didn't know about. MyStrands has created a social recommender engine that is able to provide real-time recommendations of products and services through computers, mobile phones and other Internet-connected devices.
They believe the future of the web is about personalization. Personalized TV stations, personalized news, personalized advertising, personalized shopping experiences, personalized music, no matter where you are or what you are doing. Social recommendation technologies allow MyStrands to build a number of engaging products for the end user, and to help different industries deliver personalized content, products, services and ads to their consumers. We have a strong focus on the mobile world.User to user recommendations and social recommendations will become the most effective online discovery and promotion vehicle for content, products and services in this era of increased availability of digital content and information about people's preferences.
How It Works:
MyStrands technology is based on human-generated links between items (songs, videos, products, etc) much the way Google uses human-generated links between web-pages. Complex networks of human-generated links between items are the best mechanisms to analyze how our society considers and uses the products it creates and consumes. Although the basic principles used to construct the networks are simple to understand, the sheer amount of data makes the networks themselves huge. These networks, which are the foundation of the MyStrands recommendation engine, provide great flexibility and power.
A critical focus of our recommendation technologies concentrates on organizing observations from people's behaviors and distilling that information in a way that can be leveraged into a useful purpose, representing knowledge of behavior as data and making it possible for electronic devices (computers, mobile phones and other Internet-connected devices) to access that knowledge.
When it comes to delivering personalized recommendations to individuals or groups, MyStrands' recommender engine considers that taste is context-sensitive and evolves over time. MyStrands provides real-time recommendations from the first user interaction without the need to ask the user to rate content or build a profile. Our technology can deliver relevant suggestions to first-time anonymous users as well as providing filtered, personalized results based on individual profiles.
How Much They Got From VCs:
MyStrands, a Corvallis, Ore.?based developer of a personalized discovery platform and social recommender engine, has raised $24 million in Series B-2 funding. Spanish bank BBVA led the round, and was joined by return backer Debaeque. The company has now raised a total of $55 million. www.mystrands.com
More at:http://www.mystrands.com/
MyStrands develops technologies to better understand people's taste and help them discover things they like and didn't know about. MyStrands has created a social recommender engine that is able to provide real-time recommendations of products and services through computers, mobile phones and other Internet-connected devices.
They believe the future of the web is about personalization. Personalized TV stations, personalized news, personalized advertising, personalized shopping experiences, personalized music, no matter where you are or what you are doing. Social recommendation technologies allow MyStrands to build a number of engaging products for the end user, and to help different industries deliver personalized content, products, services and ads to their consumers. We have a strong focus on the mobile world.User to user recommendations and social recommendations will become the most effective online discovery and promotion vehicle for content, products and services in this era of increased availability of digital content and information about people's preferences.
How It Works:
MyStrands technology is based on human-generated links between items (songs, videos, products, etc) much the way Google uses human-generated links between web-pages. Complex networks of human-generated links between items are the best mechanisms to analyze how our society considers and uses the products it creates and consumes. Although the basic principles used to construct the networks are simple to understand, the sheer amount of data makes the networks themselves huge. These networks, which are the foundation of the MyStrands recommendation engine, provide great flexibility and power.
A critical focus of our recommendation technologies concentrates on organizing observations from people's behaviors and distilling that information in a way that can be leveraged into a useful purpose, representing knowledge of behavior as data and making it possible for electronic devices (computers, mobile phones and other Internet-connected devices) to access that knowledge.
When it comes to delivering personalized recommendations to individuals or groups, MyStrands' recommender engine considers that taste is context-sensitive and evolves over time. MyStrands provides real-time recommendations from the first user interaction without the need to ask the user to rate content or build a profile. Our technology can deliver relevant suggestions to first-time anonymous users as well as providing filtered, personalized results based on individual profiles.
How Much They Got From VCs:
MyStrands, a Corvallis, Ore.?based developer of a personalized discovery platform and social recommender engine, has raised $24 million in Series B-2 funding. Spanish bank BBVA led the round, and was joined by return backer Debaeque. The company has now raised a total of $55 million. www.mystrands.com
More at:http://www.mystrands.com/
Apnaloan.com, an online marketplace for personal financeto raise up to $15 million
Apnaloan.com, an online marketplace for personal finance, is in talks with venture capital funds Chrys Capital, Intel Capital and Sequoia to raise up to $15 million, a source close to the deal said. For Sequoia, this would be the second investment in the company, after the first tranche of $2.2 million earlier this year.
Apnaloan plans to use fresh funds in technology innovation and marketing. Now re-christened ALC India from the previous Apnaloan.com India, the company seeks to provide an easier and customised means of raising loans and buying credit cards.
For lenders such as State Bank of India, ICICI Bank and Standard Chartered Bank, it helps cut down transaction costs and widen the reach. The company now plans to deal in insurance products and is in advanced talks with Tata AIG and ICICI PruLife for partnership.
Apnaloan founder and chief executive officer Harsh Roongta said he hopes to launch insurance-related services by the end of January. “We would look to provide services in health, auto, travel and life insurance,” he added.
Via-The Econamic Times
Apnaloan plans to use fresh funds in technology innovation and marketing. Now re-christened ALC India from the previous Apnaloan.com India, the company seeks to provide an easier and customised means of raising loans and buying credit cards.
For lenders such as State Bank of India, ICICI Bank and Standard Chartered Bank, it helps cut down transaction costs and widen the reach. The company now plans to deal in insurance products and is in advanced talks with Tata AIG and ICICI PruLife for partnership.
Apnaloan founder and chief executive officer Harsh Roongta said he hopes to launch insurance-related services by the end of January. “We would look to provide services in health, auto, travel and life insurance,” he added.
Via-The Econamic Times
Knocka TV is the professional internet television network for user generated content
What Company is Offering:
Knocka TV offers a stage for creative content produced by the community, supporting individual producers and small production houses in their original creation.Knocka TV is the professional internet television network for user generated content, creating and enabling a new breed of Wiki TV channels and real time activities. Each channel at Knocka offers content generated by independent user-producers that is packaged professionally and streamed via simultaneous, linear netcast over internet network, giving the Knocka TV viewing experience the “look and feel” of broadcast TV.
How It Works:
Upload your videos and be part of creating Knocka TV.
Knocka TV is a User Generated Professional Television Network (or in short UGPTN). It’s a democratic, interactive, and collaborative social television:
Democratic: By casting your votes, you choose what’s on.
Interactive: Live broadcasting on the internet will allow you to participate and at real-time affect the course of the program. Participate in live interactive shows, go live with your webcam, manipulate the program content in real time together with other viewers and much more.
Collaborative: Everyone can participate in creating Knocka TV, from creating channels and programs to cooperating together in creating content.
Social: While you watch Knocka TV you can chat, video conference and talk to your friends.
More at:http://www.knocka.tv/
Knocka TV offers a stage for creative content produced by the community, supporting individual producers and small production houses in their original creation.Knocka TV is the professional internet television network for user generated content, creating and enabling a new breed of Wiki TV channels and real time activities. Each channel at Knocka offers content generated by independent user-producers that is packaged professionally and streamed via simultaneous, linear netcast over internet network, giving the Knocka TV viewing experience the “look and feel” of broadcast TV.
How It Works:
Upload your videos and be part of creating Knocka TV.
Knocka TV is a User Generated Professional Television Network (or in short UGPTN). It’s a democratic, interactive, and collaborative social television:
Democratic: By casting your votes, you choose what’s on.
Interactive: Live broadcasting on the internet will allow you to participate and at real-time affect the course of the program. Participate in live interactive shows, go live with your webcam, manipulate the program content in real time together with other viewers and much more.
Collaborative: Everyone can participate in creating Knocka TV, from creating channels and programs to cooperating together in creating content.
Social: While you watch Knocka TV you can chat, video conference and talk to your friends.
More at:http://www.knocka.tv/
Driftr is a user-generated content site for travelers, by travelers
What company Is Offering:
Driftr is a user-generated content site for travelers, by travelers. At Driftr, YOU are the travel writer, the photographer, and the reviewer. All of your travel experiences and the information you provide become part of the shared Driftr community.
The result is a great big worldwide social network full of fascinating and useful information. Everything from how to find the best schnitzel in Prague, to a good place to sing karaoke in Ghana…it's all here. And it all begins and ends with you.
How it Works:
Keep track of your travels, share your trip photos, reviews, and blogs with friends and family, as well as research destinations before you book a trip.
More at:http://www.driftr.com/
Driftr is a user-generated content site for travelers, by travelers. At Driftr, YOU are the travel writer, the photographer, and the reviewer. All of your travel experiences and the information you provide become part of the shared Driftr community.
The result is a great big worldwide social network full of fascinating and useful information. Everything from how to find the best schnitzel in Prague, to a good place to sing karaoke in Ghana…it's all here. And it all begins and ends with you.
How it Works:
Keep track of your travels, share your trip photos, reviews, and blogs with friends and family, as well as research destinations before you book a trip.
More at:http://www.driftr.com/
Say Goodbye To Passwords And Use "Vidoop "
What Company Is Offering:
Vidoop Secure is an innovative new login technology that eliminates passwords and is effective against prevalent forms of hacking, without any additional hardware requirement.
Vidoop Secure achieves this with a two-factor system including both a “soft token” (What you have) and the Vidoop image grid, which uses your secret image categories (What you know) to draw your eye to a one-time random access code.
With myVidoop, , your identity is secure.
With unrivaled security, customization, and browser integration features, myVidoop is leading the way into the new world of online identity. myVidoop not only provides web single sign-on using the OpenID protocol but can also manage your identities all across the web, even at sites that don't support single sign-on.
How It Works:
Vidoop Secure is a software-only, multi-factor user login technology based on categorized images. When a user enrolls, he chooses image categories from a bank of possible image content (such as airplanes, cars, or keys). This constitutes the shared secret. Then, upon proof of receipt of an access code transmitted out-of-band by e-mail or phone, the user's computer is activated with a software token.
At the time of login, if the token is found, the Vidoop Dynamic Image Grid, which includes pictures belonging to the user's chosen categories, is displayed. The user selects the images by typing the random letter shown with the image, forming a one-time access code.
The Vidoop Secure system can withhold the image grid after a configurable number of failed logins.
More at:http://www.vidoop.com/
Vidoop Secure is an innovative new login technology that eliminates passwords and is effective against prevalent forms of hacking, without any additional hardware requirement.
Vidoop Secure achieves this with a two-factor system including both a “soft token” (What you have) and the Vidoop image grid, which uses your secret image categories (What you know) to draw your eye to a one-time random access code.
With myVidoop, , your identity is secure.
With unrivaled security, customization, and browser integration features, myVidoop is leading the way into the new world of online identity. myVidoop not only provides web single sign-on using the OpenID protocol but can also manage your identities all across the web, even at sites that don't support single sign-on.
How It Works:
Vidoop Secure is a software-only, multi-factor user login technology based on categorized images. When a user enrolls, he chooses image categories from a bank of possible image content (such as airplanes, cars, or keys). This constitutes the shared secret. Then, upon proof of receipt of an access code transmitted out-of-band by e-mail or phone, the user's computer is activated with a software token.
At the time of login, if the token is found, the Vidoop Dynamic Image Grid, which includes pictures belonging to the user's chosen categories, is displayed. The user selects the images by typing the random letter shown with the image, forming a one-time access code.
The Vidoop Secure system can withhold the image grid after a configurable number of failed logins.
More at:http://www.vidoop.com/
Fluc.com----Monetize Your Mobile
What Company Is Offering:
Fluc allows you to earn money on your mobile from content relevant to you, your location and your friends.
It’s simple, easy and free to join. You can create and build a network of friends, colleagues or associates anywhere around the world. And better yet, publishers can also build networks and advertise their businesses, websites and wapsites to earn additional income from their online and/or offline operations.
How It Works:
Fluc allows you to deliver your message to thousands of relevant mobile users.
You can create & target your content, set your budget and then send your message in seconds. Additionally, their patent-pending technology also allows you to target networks of their publisher businesses & websites specifically to allow you to send brand focused messages to them from anywhere in the world. Fluc allows you to pay as much you want to reach your target audience. They will only deliver your message once to each unique registered mobile user, and your account is only charged when your message is delivered.
They provide daily tracking to allow you to monitor how many ads have been sent, and to what regions.
The average cost of a Fluc message is dependent on their auction based pricing algorithm.
How Is It Different:
Fluc allows you to target people who want to hear your message. It’s relevant exposure and it's highly effective for your brand.
If you sell flowers, you don’t want to advertise to people who are interested in bikes. Fluc allows you to target people that are interested in what you have to sell & lets them know what your brand is about.
More at:https://www.fluc.com/
Fluc allows you to earn money on your mobile from content relevant to you, your location and your friends.
It’s simple, easy and free to join. You can create and build a network of friends, colleagues or associates anywhere around the world. And better yet, publishers can also build networks and advertise their businesses, websites and wapsites to earn additional income from their online and/or offline operations.
How It Works:
Fluc allows you to deliver your message to thousands of relevant mobile users.
You can create & target your content, set your budget and then send your message in seconds. Additionally, their patent-pending technology also allows you to target networks of their publisher businesses & websites specifically to allow you to send brand focused messages to them from anywhere in the world. Fluc allows you to pay as much you want to reach your target audience. They will only deliver your message once to each unique registered mobile user, and your account is only charged when your message is delivered.
They provide daily tracking to allow you to monitor how many ads have been sent, and to what regions.
The average cost of a Fluc message is dependent on their auction based pricing algorithm.
How Is It Different:
Fluc allows you to target people who want to hear your message. It’s relevant exposure and it's highly effective for your brand.
If you sell flowers, you don’t want to advertise to people who are interested in bikes. Fluc allows you to target people that are interested in what you have to sell & lets them know what your brand is about.
More at:https://www.fluc.com/
Nabbr---The Widget Promotion Network---Get Millions Of Gen-Y See Your Content
What Company Is Offering:
They've got the reach to deliver your music videos, movie & video game trailers, TV shows and promotional content. Connected to 25 million Gen-Y users, they play where they do, on the social web. And, the Nabbr network consists of the most highly trafficked social sites today.
A snap to embed, your premium content is smack dab on the personal pages of this (until now) hard-to-reach, free spending market.
How It Works:
Stay Connected to Fans
Once fans embed your widget, you can learn who they are and keep them engaged. With our permission-based marketing platform, you can dynamically message fans, and add new content on the fly. Include teasers, trailers, direct messaging, and short form content to create a dialogue between you and your market.
Set the Web on Fire
Use widget-based interactive contests and promotions to set the web on fire. Our clients have won MTV Viewer's Choice Awards and several Yahoo Who's Next Awards and the buzz we've created has also helped several artists debut at #1 on iTunes Charts.
Get a Competitive Edge
Optimize your marketing with invaluable market intelligence. Know exactly where your campaign is taking off, and who's reacting - all in real-time. Our 'big seed marketing' approach integrates the velocity of viral with the metrics of traditional marketing.
Raise the Roof on Revenues
Unique viewers are the raw materials of monetization, and Nabbr's got millions of them. Boost revenues by driving thousands of consumers to the point of purchase for downloads, merchandise, ring tones, tickets, events, and more.
More at:http://www.nabbr.com/
They've got the reach to deliver your music videos, movie & video game trailers, TV shows and promotional content. Connected to 25 million Gen-Y users, they play where they do, on the social web. And, the Nabbr network consists of the most highly trafficked social sites today.
A snap to embed, your premium content is smack dab on the personal pages of this (until now) hard-to-reach, free spending market.
How It Works:
Stay Connected to Fans
Once fans embed your widget, you can learn who they are and keep them engaged. With our permission-based marketing platform, you can dynamically message fans, and add new content on the fly. Include teasers, trailers, direct messaging, and short form content to create a dialogue between you and your market.
Set the Web on Fire
Use widget-based interactive contests and promotions to set the web on fire. Our clients have won MTV Viewer's Choice Awards and several Yahoo Who's Next Awards and the buzz we've created has also helped several artists debut at #1 on iTunes Charts.
Get a Competitive Edge
Optimize your marketing with invaluable market intelligence. Know exactly where your campaign is taking off, and who's reacting - all in real-time. Our 'big seed marketing' approach integrates the velocity of viral with the metrics of traditional marketing.
Raise the Roof on Revenues
Unique viewers are the raw materials of monetization, and Nabbr's got millions of them. Boost revenues by driving thousands of consumers to the point of purchase for downloads, merchandise, ring tones, tickets, events, and more.
More at:http://www.nabbr.com/
Tuesday, December 4, 2007
Motionbox has closed a $7 million Series B round of funding
What Company Is Offering:
Motionbox makes it easy to upload, organize, enhance, and share your personal videos with family, friends & groups.
Personal video is about more than just home movies; it's about capturing life — in motion and on the fly. As we all know, life doesn't always happen in perfect, 30-second clips. So how do you dig through all your videos to get to the moments you care about most? They don't think you should have to learn complicated editing software to share the best parts of your videos online. That's why they've developed smart, simple ways to help you make the most of what you've shot.
How It Works:
Shoot video using any camera or even your phone. Their uploader is lightning fast and easy to use. No file size limits for Premium Members.Combine the best parts of your videos and cut out the boring parts. No complicated software required. Premium Members have unlimited storage.It’s easy to share videos with friends and family via email or post them on your blog. Premium members can download high-quality versions too.
The best part of the site comes without the membership fee—both free and Premium members can create customized flipbooks from videos they upload to the site.Motionbox is your one stop solution for ultracute videos of your toddler taking his first steps.
How Much They Got From VCs:
Motionbox, the video site that appeals to doting parents for family video storage and editing, has closed a $7 million Series B round of funding. The round was led by new investor Constellation Ventures, which is a unite of Bear Stearns Asset Management. Previous investors Canaan Partners and SAS Investors also participated in this round.
The funding will go towards marketing and developing Motionbox’s new premium services, which include unlimited storage and downloads, as well as flipbooks.
More at:http://www.motionbox.com/
Motionbox makes it easy to upload, organize, enhance, and share your personal videos with family, friends & groups.
Personal video is about more than just home movies; it's about capturing life — in motion and on the fly. As we all know, life doesn't always happen in perfect, 30-second clips. So how do you dig through all your videos to get to the moments you care about most? They don't think you should have to learn complicated editing software to share the best parts of your videos online. That's why they've developed smart, simple ways to help you make the most of what you've shot.
How It Works:
Shoot video using any camera or even your phone. Their uploader is lightning fast and easy to use. No file size limits for Premium Members.Combine the best parts of your videos and cut out the boring parts. No complicated software required. Premium Members have unlimited storage.It’s easy to share videos with friends and family via email or post them on your blog. Premium members can download high-quality versions too.
The best part of the site comes without the membership fee—both free and Premium members can create customized flipbooks from videos they upload to the site.Motionbox is your one stop solution for ultracute videos of your toddler taking his first steps.
How Much They Got From VCs:
Motionbox, the video site that appeals to doting parents for family video storage and editing, has closed a $7 million Series B round of funding. The round was led by new investor Constellation Ventures, which is a unite of Bear Stearns Asset Management. Previous investors Canaan Partners and SAS Investors also participated in this round.
The funding will go towards marketing and developing Motionbox’s new premium services, which include unlimited storage and downloads, as well as flipbooks.
More at:http://www.motionbox.com/
PayMate is the first of its kind mobile payment service
What Company Is Offering:
PayMate is a Mumbai based wireless transactions platform provider. PayMate is a spin-off from Coruscant Tec, a sister concern with a focus on wireless content. PayMate has created a viable ecosystem to enable wireless transactions connecting banks, switches, merchants and customers using a simple, secure and seamless technology.
How It Works:
PayMate is the first of its kind mobile payment service in India, which helps transform your phone into a wallet. So, now you can shop online, buy movie & airline tickets, send flowers & gifts, pay your bills, subscribe to newspapers and magazines, pay for goods at your favourite restaurant and retail store, using your mobile phone.You register for PayMate with your bank but this process is paperless and over the phone. To register for PayMate you have multiple options to choose from:- Call your bank’s phone banking number directly.Visit the nearest Corporation bank ATM to register.
You can use this service at any of PayMate's accredited merchants. While PayMate’s merchant base already includes over 2,500 online portals, leading voice portals and some key retail chains, this list of merchants is growing rapidly. You will soon be able to buy movie & flight tickets, send flowers & gifts, pay for your bills & subscriptions & even pay at your favourite restaurant or retail store, simply through your mobile.
Why They Are In News Again:
India-based PayMate, a mobile payments company, is making its way to America. Hiring Dhruv Singh as VP of Americas, the goal is to grow PayMate in un-banked consumer markets, particularly in the US. Singh previously worked as the Director of Worldwide Business Development at AMD, and was at ATI Technologies prior to his position at AMD.
More at:http://www.paymate.in/faqs.asp
PayMate is a Mumbai based wireless transactions platform provider. PayMate is a spin-off from Coruscant Tec, a sister concern with a focus on wireless content. PayMate has created a viable ecosystem to enable wireless transactions connecting banks, switches, merchants and customers using a simple, secure and seamless technology.
How It Works:
PayMate is the first of its kind mobile payment service in India, which helps transform your phone into a wallet. So, now you can shop online, buy movie & airline tickets, send flowers & gifts, pay your bills, subscribe to newspapers and magazines, pay for goods at your favourite restaurant and retail store, using your mobile phone.You register for PayMate with your bank but this process is paperless and over the phone. To register for PayMate you have multiple options to choose from:- Call your bank’s phone banking number directly.Visit the nearest Corporation bank ATM to register.
You can use this service at any of PayMate's accredited merchants. While PayMate’s merchant base already includes over 2,500 online portals, leading voice portals and some key retail chains, this list of merchants is growing rapidly. You will soon be able to buy movie & flight tickets, send flowers & gifts, pay for your bills & subscriptions & even pay at your favourite restaurant or retail store, simply through your mobile.
Why They Are In News Again:
India-based PayMate, a mobile payments company, is making its way to America. Hiring Dhruv Singh as VP of Americas, the goal is to grow PayMate in un-banked consumer markets, particularly in the US. Singh previously worked as the Director of Worldwide Business Development at AMD, and was at ATI Technologies prior to his position at AMD.
More at:http://www.paymate.in/faqs.asp
Grayboxx,the local search tool designed to offer you a well-rounded and informative set of queries for businesses in your region
What Company Is Offering:
Grayboxx,the local search tool designed to offer you a well-rounded and informative set of queries for businesses in your region.
Grayboxx is to bring optimal relevancy to "local search". Users are going to get what they're looking for. By leveraging intelligent, patent-pending algorithms that discern the quality and reputation of local businesses with minimal user interaction, they index and score local businesses without imposing review-writing chores on end-users.
How It Works:
With grayboxx, you have statistically significant business rankings. Grayboxx has over 100x the number of neig\ hbor recommendations than the largest user-generated review local site. A search on grayboxx typically yields dozens of ranked businesses, each of which often has anywhere\ from 5 to 100 neighbor recommendations. This beats having to choose based on one or two user-written reviews, whose experiences may not be representative. It helps to he\ ar the whole community speak.
Grayboxx has the unique advantage of Preference Scoring™. Their PreferenceScoring™ solution evaluates 'implicit endorsements' (essentially, people's expressions of approval for a business). When people buy things from a store or make reservations at a restaurant, they are speaking with their acti ons about what they like. With this model, they're able to show you businesses that are favored by your community. Any business, any community. This does for local search what PageRank did for web search.
More at:http://www.grayboxx.com/
Grayboxx,the local search tool designed to offer you a well-rounded and informative set of queries for businesses in your region.
Grayboxx is to bring optimal relevancy to "local search". Users are going to get what they're looking for. By leveraging intelligent, patent-pending algorithms that discern the quality and reputation of local businesses with minimal user interaction, they index and score local businesses without imposing review-writing chores on end-users.
How It Works:
With grayboxx, you have statistically significant business rankings. Grayboxx has over 100x the number of neig\ hbor recommendations than the largest user-generated review local site. A search on grayboxx typically yields dozens of ranked businesses, each of which often has anywhere\ from 5 to 100 neighbor recommendations. This beats having to choose based on one or two user-written reviews, whose experiences may not be representative. It helps to he\ ar the whole community speak.
Grayboxx has the unique advantage of Preference Scoring™. Their PreferenceScoring™ solution evaluates 'implicit endorsements' (essentially, people's expressions of approval for a business). When people buy things from a store or make reservations at a restaurant, they are speaking with their acti ons about what they like. With this model, they're able to show you businesses that are favored by your community. Any business, any community. This does for local search what PageRank did for web search.
More at:http://www.grayboxx.com/
AdMob is the world's largest mobile advertising marketplace
What Company Is Offering:
AdMob is the world's largest mobile advertising marketplace. AdMob allows advertisers to reach their customers on the mobile Web and publishers to increase the value of their mobile sites. AdMob offers both advertisers and publishers the ability to target and personalize advertising to their customers in over 160 countries.
How It Works:
AdMob is a mobile advertising marketplace bringing together buyers and sellers of mobile ads. Publishers simply place some code into their mobile web pages, and AdMob serves pay-per-click advertising directly to their users.To set up your mobile site with AdMob, you simply register and create a site in the system. You will be given access to install code which can then be integrated into your PHP, JSP, ASP, or CGI driven mobile web pages. Once you have done this, you are all ready to go.AdMob spends a great deal of time and effort finding high quality advertisers interested in reaching a qualified mobile audience. Our publisher partners also provide links from their websites directing potential advertisers to their AdMob listings.
Why is It In News Again:
Land Rover has gotten in the game of targeted mobile advertising, teaming up with AdMob for a campaign rolled out across mobile phones within AdMob’s network. This is a campaign designed to target high net worth customers that actually browse the mobile web.
Leveraging AdMob’s specialized iPhone ad platform, Land Rover really hoped to hone in on a good potential consumer base with its mobile ads.The demographics for Land Rover customers and iPhone users are generally in the same price bracket, and many will find the results of the campaign interesting for marketing on a mobile level with custom, targeted ads. Part of the campaign used a banner ad as a store locater, enabling mobile phone users to type in their zip code to see a map, along with directions to the nearest dealer.
More at:http://www.admob.com/
AdMob is the world's largest mobile advertising marketplace. AdMob allows advertisers to reach their customers on the mobile Web and publishers to increase the value of their mobile sites. AdMob offers both advertisers and publishers the ability to target and personalize advertising to their customers in over 160 countries.
How It Works:
AdMob is a mobile advertising marketplace bringing together buyers and sellers of mobile ads. Publishers simply place some code into their mobile web pages, and AdMob serves pay-per-click advertising directly to their users.To set up your mobile site with AdMob, you simply register and create a site in the system. You will be given access to install code which can then be integrated into your PHP, JSP, ASP, or CGI driven mobile web pages. Once you have done this, you are all ready to go.AdMob spends a great deal of time and effort finding high quality advertisers interested in reaching a qualified mobile audience. Our publisher partners also provide links from their websites directing potential advertisers to their AdMob listings.
Why is It In News Again:
Land Rover has gotten in the game of targeted mobile advertising, teaming up with AdMob for a campaign rolled out across mobile phones within AdMob’s network. This is a campaign designed to target high net worth customers that actually browse the mobile web.
Leveraging AdMob’s specialized iPhone ad platform, Land Rover really hoped to hone in on a good potential consumer base with its mobile ads.The demographics for Land Rover customers and iPhone users are generally in the same price bracket, and many will find the results of the campaign interesting for marketing on a mobile level with custom, targeted ads. Part of the campaign used a banner ad as a store locater, enabling mobile phone users to type in their zip code to see a map, along with directions to the nearest dealer.
More at:http://www.admob.com/
EatLime is an easy-to-use free service that allows anyone, anywhere to transfer large files over the Web, Email, or Instant Messenger
What company Is Offering:
EatLime is an easy-to-use free service that allows anyone, anywhere to transfer large files over the Web, Email, or Instant Messenger (IM).
EatLime offers an improved file transfer technology (patent-pending) with the vision to be the premier destination for direct data delivery.
How It Works:
With EatLime, you can easily share any file, including videos, pictures, and documents with your friends and family much faster.
What makes EatLime faster? Unlike other services, EatLime lets your friends start downloading your shared files as soon as you start uploading them, making the entire sharing process much faster!
Use EatLime from your Desktop. Download and Install EatLime on your computer to share easily, rapidly, unobtrusively, efficiently, securely, durably ...
You can transfer as many files as you like. They will keep active files on their system as long as they're in demand.
Access your ShareLinks from Anywhere, at Anytime. All ShareLinks you create and receive are stored in your user account. Access them from any browser, at anytime!
More at:http://www.eatlime.com/
EatLime is an easy-to-use free service that allows anyone, anywhere to transfer large files over the Web, Email, or Instant Messenger (IM).
EatLime offers an improved file transfer technology (patent-pending) with the vision to be the premier destination for direct data delivery.
How It Works:
With EatLime, you can easily share any file, including videos, pictures, and documents with your friends and family much faster.
What makes EatLime faster? Unlike other services, EatLime lets your friends start downloading your shared files as soon as you start uploading them, making the entire sharing process much faster!
Use EatLime from your Desktop. Download and Install EatLime on your computer to share easily, rapidly, unobtrusively, efficiently, securely, durably ...
You can transfer as many files as you like. They will keep active files on their system as long as they're in demand.
Access your ShareLinks from Anywhere, at Anytime. All ShareLinks you create and receive are stored in your user account. Access them from any browser, at anytime!
More at:http://www.eatlime.com/
ePractice.eu is offers a new service for the professional community of eGovernment
What Company Is Offering:
ePractice.eu is a portal created by the European Commission which offers a new service for the professional community of eGovernment, eInclusion and eHealth practitioners.
It is an interactive initiative that empowers its users to discuss and influence open government, policy-making and the way in which public administrations operate and deliver services.
How It Works:
ePractice.eu involves practitioners from all 27 Member States, EU-member candidate states and EFTA countries. Practitioners from other countries outside the EU are also welcome to join.
The ePractice.eu portal combines online activities with frequent offline exchanges: workshops, face-to-face meetings and public presentations. With a large knowledge base of real-life case studies submitted by ePractice members from across Europe, ePractice.eu serves as a point of reference for all users.
ePractice.eu is based on the inherently participative nature of web services: it goes beyond the “exchange cases” and facilitates the exchange of advice, experiences, events and stories.
More at:http://www.epractice.eu/
ePractice.eu is a portal created by the European Commission which offers a new service for the professional community of eGovernment, eInclusion and eHealth practitioners.
It is an interactive initiative that empowers its users to discuss and influence open government, policy-making and the way in which public administrations operate and deliver services.
How It Works:
ePractice.eu involves practitioners from all 27 Member States, EU-member candidate states and EFTA countries. Practitioners from other countries outside the EU are also welcome to join.
The ePractice.eu portal combines online activities with frequent offline exchanges: workshops, face-to-face meetings and public presentations. With a large knowledge base of real-life case studies submitted by ePractice members from across Europe, ePractice.eu serves as a point of reference for all users.
ePractice.eu is based on the inherently participative nature of web services: it goes beyond the “exchange cases” and facilitates the exchange of advice, experiences, events and stories.
More at:http://www.epractice.eu/
Macroaxis--On Demand Portfolios Optimization
What Company is Offering:
Macroaxis Corporation specializes in providing software solutions for the financial services sector, facilitating rapid distribution of financial analytics to larger audiences. Unique in the industry, Macroaxis Corporation's financial engineering platform delivers measurable value in the form of improved return on clients' intellectual property, productivity and managed assets for financial institutions.
How It Works:
They are dedicated to bringing investors a practical portfolio analysis and optimization toolset that no other company can offer. It is their goal to provide investors and institutions with the ability to properly define, analyze and present optimal portfolios that will lead to increases in return on managed assets, technology, productivity, and intellectual property. Building on the current trends and leveraging the evolving web technologies, Macroaxis Corporation brings a new type of financial application, one that is based on simplicity, speed, and accessibility, making technology that was once offered only to professional money managers, available to the entire mainstream investing community.
PitchletTM is our first product. In a nutshell, Pitchlets enable financial practitioners to request input from investors, set up required analytics and then interactively present investment recommendations, strategies, performance results, and attribution analysis to various interested parties.
They currently maintain a Pitchlet toolset for presentation of Wealth Management Analytics based on Modern Portfolio Theory. It is a powerful and practical module for both professional money managers and private investors. Most importantly, not a single piece of software needs to be installed to client's computer.
PitchletTM is a true on-demand analytical engine.
More at:http://www.macroaxis.com/
Macroaxis Corporation specializes in providing software solutions for the financial services sector, facilitating rapid distribution of financial analytics to larger audiences. Unique in the industry, Macroaxis Corporation's financial engineering platform delivers measurable value in the form of improved return on clients' intellectual property, productivity and managed assets for financial institutions.
How It Works:
They are dedicated to bringing investors a practical portfolio analysis and optimization toolset that no other company can offer. It is their goal to provide investors and institutions with the ability to properly define, analyze and present optimal portfolios that will lead to increases in return on managed assets, technology, productivity, and intellectual property. Building on the current trends and leveraging the evolving web technologies, Macroaxis Corporation brings a new type of financial application, one that is based on simplicity, speed, and accessibility, making technology that was once offered only to professional money managers, available to the entire mainstream investing community.
PitchletTM is our first product. In a nutshell, Pitchlets enable financial practitioners to request input from investors, set up required analytics and then interactively present investment recommendations, strategies, performance results, and attribution analysis to various interested parties.
They currently maintain a Pitchlet toolset for presentation of Wealth Management Analytics based on Modern Portfolio Theory. It is a powerful and practical module for both professional money managers and private investors. Most importantly, not a single piece of software needs to be installed to client's computer.
PitchletTM is a true on-demand analytical engine.
More at:http://www.macroaxis.com/
Ancestry Press, a new venture recently launched by Ancestry.com
What Company Is Offering:
Ancestry Press, a new venture recently launched by Ancestry.com. Customers who already have their pedigree information archived on Ancestry.com can easily transfer their family trees, facts, photos, stories, historical documents, recipes and more to formatted templates—or blank pages they can design from scratch—for printing. And those who aren't yet Ancestry.com users can set up accounts quickly and easily.
How It Works:
Building your family tree has been a labor of love. Now you can bring it to life with their free, easy-to-use publishing tool. Create beautiful pages or family tree posters that showcase your documents, photos and charts. You can print your pages at home or order professionally printed, coffee-table quality books or high quality prints suitable for framing.
Books are hand-bound and printed on 100-pound gloss, acid-free, archival paper with hard leatherette covers that can be stamped with custom two-line titles in gold foil. Pricing is currently at USD 29.95 for a 24-page book. Customers can add extra pages for just 39 cents each up to a total of 100 pages. 18-by-24-inch family tree posters (additional sizes coming soon) are available at an introductory rate of USD 19.95 and can feature up to six generations. There are volume discounts, too, for those who might like to purchase multiple copies as gifts for family members. Turnaround time is two to three weeks.
More at: www.ancestrypress.com
Ancestry Press, a new venture recently launched by Ancestry.com. Customers who already have their pedigree information archived on Ancestry.com can easily transfer their family trees, facts, photos, stories, historical documents, recipes and more to formatted templates—or blank pages they can design from scratch—for printing. And those who aren't yet Ancestry.com users can set up accounts quickly and easily.
How It Works:
Building your family tree has been a labor of love. Now you can bring it to life with their free, easy-to-use publishing tool. Create beautiful pages or family tree posters that showcase your documents, photos and charts. You can print your pages at home or order professionally printed, coffee-table quality books or high quality prints suitable for framing.
Books are hand-bound and printed on 100-pound gloss, acid-free, archival paper with hard leatherette covers that can be stamped with custom two-line titles in gold foil. Pricing is currently at USD 29.95 for a 24-page book. Customers can add extra pages for just 39 cents each up to a total of 100 pages. 18-by-24-inch family tree posters (additional sizes coming soon) are available at an introductory rate of USD 19.95 and can feature up to six generations. There are volume discounts, too, for those who might like to purchase multiple copies as gifts for family members. Turnaround time is two to three weeks.
More at: www.ancestrypress.com
The Issue is a non-partisan blog newspaper that provides a window to an emerging world of diverse and informed opinions
What Company Is Offering:
The Issue is a non-partisan blog newspaper that provides a window to an emerging world of diverse and informed opinions. We cull the blogosphere for its wise insights, probing analyses, and diverse perspectives, drawing together a borderless newspaper. By combining the democratization and diversity of new media with the format and editorial standards of traditional news, we hope to offer a hybrid news source that provides the best of both worlds.
How It Works:
Their editorial team handpicks articles that represent the best of the blogosphere. Selected articles are clearly written, intuitively organized, and have theses and make arguments that are supported with well-researched and salient points. No article selection is ever arbitrary or automated. The team handpicks some of the top blog posts each day to produce a comfortably formatted newspaper. Capitalizing on the diversity of perspectives - they show 4 views on a particular Issue each day. This allows them to fight bias and let readers make informed decisions, getting a deep dive into every Issue in a short amount of time.
How Is It Different:
All reputable news sources fight the editorial bias in roughly the same way; deliver appropriately critical news in a “just the facts” format. But even without the inherent agenda of large corporations, this approach to objectivity is rather futile. No matter how fact-based the account, language and context always tell a story of their own.
An understanding of current events cannot be two-dimensional. The way most news is delivered creates exactly that dynamic. The reader’s point of reference interacts with the delivered facts. Those facts then filter through the reader’s biases, presumptions, and context base to effectively reinforce what he already knew – that he was right. Yes, new information has come in, but the level of understanding has not changed.
More at:http://theissue.com/
The Issue is a non-partisan blog newspaper that provides a window to an emerging world of diverse and informed opinions. We cull the blogosphere for its wise insights, probing analyses, and diverse perspectives, drawing together a borderless newspaper. By combining the democratization and diversity of new media with the format and editorial standards of traditional news, we hope to offer a hybrid news source that provides the best of both worlds.
How It Works:
Their editorial team handpicks articles that represent the best of the blogosphere. Selected articles are clearly written, intuitively organized, and have theses and make arguments that are supported with well-researched and salient points. No article selection is ever arbitrary or automated. The team handpicks some of the top blog posts each day to produce a comfortably formatted newspaper. Capitalizing on the diversity of perspectives - they show 4 views on a particular Issue each day. This allows them to fight bias and let readers make informed decisions, getting a deep dive into every Issue in a short amount of time.
How Is It Different:
All reputable news sources fight the editorial bias in roughly the same way; deliver appropriately critical news in a “just the facts” format. But even without the inherent agenda of large corporations, this approach to objectivity is rather futile. No matter how fact-based the account, language and context always tell a story of their own.
An understanding of current events cannot be two-dimensional. The way most news is delivered creates exactly that dynamic. The reader’s point of reference interacts with the delivered facts. Those facts then filter through the reader’s biases, presumptions, and context base to effectively reinforce what he already knew – that he was right. Yes, new information has come in, but the level of understanding has not changed.
More at:http://theissue.com/
Network 18 Invested In Online Learning Company$4 million and online search advertising firm Webchutney Studio Pvt. Ltd
The venture capital and private equity investment arm of Delhi-based media company Network 18 Fincap Pvt. Ltd, Capital 18, has closed four deals, two of which are undisclosed, since its formal incorporation this January.
The two disclosed deals involve investments in online learning company 24X7 Learning Solutions Pvt. Ltd ($4 million or Rs15.8 crore) and online search advertising firm Webchutney Studio Pvt. Ltd (deal size undisclosed).
The investments made by Capital 18 are separate from those that the group’s Internet arm, Web 18, has been making over the last 12-18 months. “We will invest in sectors complementary to, but not conflicting with the strategies of Network 18,” says Sarbvir Singh, managing director, Capital 18.
Singh said that the venture capital arm would not invest in companies that have the potential to be merged with the group’s existing properties. Gaming, animation, print media and the larger media, entertainment and technology space would be its key areas of focus for investment.
The firm has plans to invest in 8-10 companies over next few years
Web 18, the Internet arm, has invested in at least six Indian companies, including movie ticketing company Bigtree Entertainment Pvt. Ltd and travel portal Yatra.com. Unlike Web 18, which aligns its investment along the group’s larger strategies and invests from Network 18’s balance sheet, the venture capital arm operates as a separate fund.
Singh did not reveal the size of the fund, but said “it invested out of a dedicated corpus”.
Capital 18 wants to differentiate itself from other venture capital firms by leveraging the resources of its parent to help its portfolio companies.
It will typically invest $5-10 million per company, which pits it against venture capital investors such as Sequoia Capital India, Helion Venture Partners in Bangalore and Matrix India Partners in Mumbai.
The firm has plans to invest in 8-10 companies over the next few years. Capital 18 will not only focus on growth companies looking to scale, but will also invest in large incubation projects.
Via-Mint
http://www.livemint.com/2007/12/03222825/Network-18-arm-closes-4-deals.html
The two disclosed deals involve investments in online learning company 24X7 Learning Solutions Pvt. Ltd ($4 million or Rs15.8 crore) and online search advertising firm Webchutney Studio Pvt. Ltd (deal size undisclosed).
The investments made by Capital 18 are separate from those that the group’s Internet arm, Web 18, has been making over the last 12-18 months. “We will invest in sectors complementary to, but not conflicting with the strategies of Network 18,” says Sarbvir Singh, managing director, Capital 18.
Singh said that the venture capital arm would not invest in companies that have the potential to be merged with the group’s existing properties. Gaming, animation, print media and the larger media, entertainment and technology space would be its key areas of focus for investment.
The firm has plans to invest in 8-10 companies over next few years
Web 18, the Internet arm, has invested in at least six Indian companies, including movie ticketing company Bigtree Entertainment Pvt. Ltd and travel portal Yatra.com. Unlike Web 18, which aligns its investment along the group’s larger strategies and invests from Network 18’s balance sheet, the venture capital arm operates as a separate fund.
Singh did not reveal the size of the fund, but said “it invested out of a dedicated corpus”.
Capital 18 wants to differentiate itself from other venture capital firms by leveraging the resources of its parent to help its portfolio companies.
It will typically invest $5-10 million per company, which pits it against venture capital investors such as Sequoia Capital India, Helion Venture Partners in Bangalore and Matrix India Partners in Mumbai.
The firm has plans to invest in 8-10 companies over the next few years. Capital 18 will not only focus on growth companies looking to scale, but will also invest in large incubation projects.
Via-Mint
http://www.livemint.com/2007/12/03222825/Network-18-arm-closes-4-deals.html
JetBird has completed a private placement of €21 million (US$31 million) of equity capital with European, US, private and institutional investors
About Company:
From 2009, JetBird will offer a point-to-point, on demand private jet service in Europe. The launch of JetBird will mark a revolution in the way people travel in the region. JetBird will offer all of the benefits of traditional private jet usage, but at a fraction of the cost of existing branded private jet operators.
Virtually all of us who fly regularly aspire to travel on private jets, however to date the cost of private flight has proved prohibitive for all but the most senior executives and the wealthiest individuals, with flight costs being many multiples of business class tickets on commercial aircraft.
How Much They Got From VCs:
JetBird, the first Pan-European, low cost executive jet taxi operator, today announced that it has successfully completed a private placement which now values JetBird at approximately €101 million (c. US$150 million).
JetBird has completed a private placement of €21 million (US$31 million) of equity capital with European, US, private and institutional investors. The placement was oversubscribed and includes a combination of new and existing investors in JetBird.
Proceeds from the private placement will be applied towards the financing of the first 25 Phenom 100 aircraft and general corporate purposes as JetBird continues to move toward the launch of Europe’s first low cost executive jet taxi operator in 2009. The fundraising was underwritten, arranged and completed by Claret Capital.
What Company says:
JetBird Chairman, Dómhnal Slattery, commented “We are pleased to announce the successful completion of this private placement. This equity capital raising reflects strong support from existing shareholders and new investors in JetBird. As JetBird’s largest individual shareholder, my interests are fully aligned with those of our shareholders and we will maintain an unrelenting focus on the steps towards launch.”
“This capital raising represents a significant uplift in valuation since JetBird’s launch. This, in part, reflects the increased value of our order of 100 Phenom 100 aircraft following a number of recent price increases. JetBird is now adequately capitalised to sustain its medium-term objectives," Slattery said.
"JetBird’s ability to deliver a premium product, at a lower price point, reflects our choice of the best-in-class aircraft in the industry. Embraer’s Phenom manufacturing and flight testing programme is on schedule. The Phenom programme’s continuing progress validates JetBird’s choice of the best-in-class aircraft from a manufacturer with proven commercial expertise and a track record of delivering aircraft on time and to a commercial, operable standard," JetBird CEO, Stefan Vilner said.
"We look forward to putting in place financing for our first 25 aircraft later in 2007 and are on track to launch our service, on schedule, in 2009," he said.
more at:http://www.flyjetbird.com/
From 2009, JetBird will offer a point-to-point, on demand private jet service in Europe. The launch of JetBird will mark a revolution in the way people travel in the region. JetBird will offer all of the benefits of traditional private jet usage, but at a fraction of the cost of existing branded private jet operators.
Virtually all of us who fly regularly aspire to travel on private jets, however to date the cost of private flight has proved prohibitive for all but the most senior executives and the wealthiest individuals, with flight costs being many multiples of business class tickets on commercial aircraft.
How Much They Got From VCs:
JetBird, the first Pan-European, low cost executive jet taxi operator, today announced that it has successfully completed a private placement which now values JetBird at approximately €101 million (c. US$150 million).
JetBird has completed a private placement of €21 million (US$31 million) of equity capital with European, US, private and institutional investors. The placement was oversubscribed and includes a combination of new and existing investors in JetBird.
Proceeds from the private placement will be applied towards the financing of the first 25 Phenom 100 aircraft and general corporate purposes as JetBird continues to move toward the launch of Europe’s first low cost executive jet taxi operator in 2009. The fundraising was underwritten, arranged and completed by Claret Capital.
What Company says:
JetBird Chairman, Dómhnal Slattery, commented “We are pleased to announce the successful completion of this private placement. This equity capital raising reflects strong support from existing shareholders and new investors in JetBird. As JetBird’s largest individual shareholder, my interests are fully aligned with those of our shareholders and we will maintain an unrelenting focus on the steps towards launch.”
“This capital raising represents a significant uplift in valuation since JetBird’s launch. This, in part, reflects the increased value of our order of 100 Phenom 100 aircraft following a number of recent price increases. JetBird is now adequately capitalised to sustain its medium-term objectives," Slattery said.
"JetBird’s ability to deliver a premium product, at a lower price point, reflects our choice of the best-in-class aircraft in the industry. Embraer’s Phenom manufacturing and flight testing programme is on schedule. The Phenom programme’s continuing progress validates JetBird’s choice of the best-in-class aircraft from a manufacturer with proven commercial expertise and a track record of delivering aircraft on time and to a commercial, operable standard," JetBird CEO, Stefan Vilner said.
"We look forward to putting in place financing for our first 25 aircraft later in 2007 and are on track to launch our service, on schedule, in 2009," he said.
more at:http://www.flyjetbird.com/
Consorte Media Inc., a San Francisco-based provider of marketing services to the Spanish-speaking market, has raised $7 million in Series B funding
What Company Is Offering:
Consorte is the leading provider of online marketing solutions targeting the Hispanic market. Through its media network of premium content sites, its extended advertising network of third-party sites and its targeted lead generation services, Consorte provides companies with multiple ways to connect with Hispanic consumers online. Consorte applies its Spanish-language media expertise and deep knowledge of the Hispanic consumer market to generate high-quality results for its customers.
How It Works:
Consorte Media makes it easy for leading advertisers to target the U.S. Hispanic, Latin America and Spain markets effectively. We provide tailored campaigns for brand marketers and direct marketers alike.
Consorte Media enables direct marketing advertisers to reach Hispanics in a cost-effective way and one that provides a measurable return on investment. The advertiser need only outline its requirements for a sales lead (age, income level, etc.) and Consorte Media can deliver customers that meet this criteria. There are no upfront costs, the leads are delivered in real-time, and custom campaigns can be launched. Consorte Media currently drives leads in debt, mortgages, ringtones, and auto.
They can deliver the right ads to the right consumer at the right time. Consorte Media knows where to find consumers online, what they will respond to and how to optimize campaigns to make the most of online advertising dollars.
Via their Hispanic-focused ad network, the Consorte Media Ad Network, they bring together leading brand and direct advertisers with hundreds of top quality Hispanic-focused online publishers, with a technology – and research-driven approach.
How Much They Got From VCs:
Consorte Media Inc., a San Francisco-based provider of marketing services to the Spanish-speaking market, has raised $7 million in Series B funding. Sutter Hill Ventures led the round, and was joined by return backer Mayfield Fund. The company raised a $3.2 million Series A round late last year from Mayfield and Band of Angels.
http://www.consortemedia.com/
Consorte is the leading provider of online marketing solutions targeting the Hispanic market. Through its media network of premium content sites, its extended advertising network of third-party sites and its targeted lead generation services, Consorte provides companies with multiple ways to connect with Hispanic consumers online. Consorte applies its Spanish-language media expertise and deep knowledge of the Hispanic consumer market to generate high-quality results for its customers.
How It Works:
Consorte Media makes it easy for leading advertisers to target the U.S. Hispanic, Latin America and Spain markets effectively. We provide tailored campaigns for brand marketers and direct marketers alike.
Consorte Media enables direct marketing advertisers to reach Hispanics in a cost-effective way and one that provides a measurable return on investment. The advertiser need only outline its requirements for a sales lead (age, income level, etc.) and Consorte Media can deliver customers that meet this criteria. There are no upfront costs, the leads are delivered in real-time, and custom campaigns can be launched. Consorte Media currently drives leads in debt, mortgages, ringtones, and auto.
They can deliver the right ads to the right consumer at the right time. Consorte Media knows where to find consumers online, what they will respond to and how to optimize campaigns to make the most of online advertising dollars.
Via their Hispanic-focused ad network, the Consorte Media Ad Network, they bring together leading brand and direct advertisers with hundreds of top quality Hispanic-focused online publishers, with a technology – and research-driven approach.
How Much They Got From VCs:
Consorte Media Inc., a San Francisco-based provider of marketing services to the Spanish-speaking market, has raised $7 million in Series B funding. Sutter Hill Ventures led the round, and was joined by return backer Mayfield Fund. The company raised a $3.2 million Series A round late last year from Mayfield and Band of Angels.
http://www.consortemedia.com/
Selltis, LLC is a provider of on-demand customer relationship management has raised an undisclosed amount of VC funding
What Company Is Offering:
Selltis, LLC is a provider of on-demand customer relationship management (CRM) software for end-to-end sales process automation. Specializing in the needs of technical and industrial sales organizations, Selltis manages all aspects of the customer and partner relationship lifecycle.
How It Works:
Selltis™ is an integrated software system that manages the business processes involved in generating and maintaining sales for technical and industrial organizations – from marketing campaigns and lead management to managing complex projects, quoting, and providing field service.
Built on the company's unique, "many-to-many" data linking Hyperrelational? technology, the Selltis Sales platform allows industrial sales teams to "Link The Way You Think?." Expanding on the company's unique, hyperrelational? technology that offers "many-to-many" data linking, the new Selltis Sales 5.0, planned for general availability in early 2008, allows users to manage all aspects of the customer and partner relationship lifecycle. This "Link The Way You Think?" approach provides the capability to proactively manage complex, team sales environments. The Selltis Sales platform includes tools to automate marketing campaigns and lead management as well as quoting and field service.
How Much They Got From VCs:
Selltis LLC, a New Orleans-based provider of on-demand CRM software for end-to-end sales process automation, has raised an undisclosed amount of VC funding from Advantage Capital Partners and Enhanced Capital Partners.
About VCs:
1. Enhanced Capital Partners
Founded in 1999, Enhanced Capital Partners is a national investment firm with over $400 million under management specializing in investments in small and mid-size companies. Enhanced Capital provides a range of investment options to promote the growth and expansion of businesses. Our flexibility and practical investment approach can make the difference in maximizing the growth potential for a company poised for rapid growth. Enhanced Capital's team members have extensive experience working with high growth businesses and a proven track record for helping our portfolio companies realize their full potential. For more information, visit www.enhancedcap.com.
2. Advantage Capital Partners
Advantage Capital Partners is an innovative group of venture capital partnerships with more than $800 million under management. Established in 1992, the firm has grown from its origins in Louisiana to include offices in Missouri, New York, Texas and Washington, D.C. From the start, Advantage has raised private funds to invest in states and communities underserved by traditional sources of risk capital. The firm has built a strong track record of public-private partnerships with state and federal organizations, facilitating the flow of billions of dollars of investment capital into these communities. In conjunction with such efforts, Advantage provides equity and debt capital ? along with value-added counsel and other support ? to promising operating businesses that have the potential for excellent investor returns as well as significant community impact. The firm uses this dual bottom line to measure its success. For more information, visit www.advantagecap.com.
More at:http://www.selltis.com/
Selltis, LLC is a provider of on-demand customer relationship management (CRM) software for end-to-end sales process automation. Specializing in the needs of technical and industrial sales organizations, Selltis manages all aspects of the customer and partner relationship lifecycle.
How It Works:
Selltis™ is an integrated software system that manages the business processes involved in generating and maintaining sales for technical and industrial organizations – from marketing campaigns and lead management to managing complex projects, quoting, and providing field service.
Built on the company's unique, "many-to-many" data linking Hyperrelational? technology, the Selltis Sales platform allows industrial sales teams to "Link The Way You Think?." Expanding on the company's unique, hyperrelational? technology that offers "many-to-many" data linking, the new Selltis Sales 5.0, planned for general availability in early 2008, allows users to manage all aspects of the customer and partner relationship lifecycle. This "Link The Way You Think?" approach provides the capability to proactively manage complex, team sales environments. The Selltis Sales platform includes tools to automate marketing campaigns and lead management as well as quoting and field service.
How Much They Got From VCs:
Selltis LLC, a New Orleans-based provider of on-demand CRM software for end-to-end sales process automation, has raised an undisclosed amount of VC funding from Advantage Capital Partners and Enhanced Capital Partners.
About VCs:
1. Enhanced Capital Partners
Founded in 1999, Enhanced Capital Partners is a national investment firm with over $400 million under management specializing in investments in small and mid-size companies. Enhanced Capital provides a range of investment options to promote the growth and expansion of businesses. Our flexibility and practical investment approach can make the difference in maximizing the growth potential for a company poised for rapid growth. Enhanced Capital's team members have extensive experience working with high growth businesses and a proven track record for helping our portfolio companies realize their full potential. For more information, visit www.enhancedcap.com.
2. Advantage Capital Partners
Advantage Capital Partners is an innovative group of venture capital partnerships with more than $800 million under management. Established in 1992, the firm has grown from its origins in Louisiana to include offices in Missouri, New York, Texas and Washington, D.C. From the start, Advantage has raised private funds to invest in states and communities underserved by traditional sources of risk capital. The firm has built a strong track record of public-private partnerships with state and federal organizations, facilitating the flow of billions of dollars of investment capital into these communities. In conjunction with such efforts, Advantage provides equity and debt capital ? along with value-added counsel and other support ? to promising operating businesses that have the potential for excellent investor returns as well as significant community impact. The firm uses this dual bottom line to measure its success. For more information, visit www.advantagecap.com.
More at:http://www.selltis.com/
Decipher, Inc. is a marketing research services provider specializing in online survey Got VCs Funding
What Company Is Offering:
Decipher, Inc. is a marketing research services provider specializing in online survey programming, data collection, data processing/reporting, and custom technology development.
How It Works:
Utilizing Web-based applications, Decipher integrates state of the art technology with traditional research techniques. In an industry that's $8.2 billion and growing, Decipher's online survey tools and data reporting suite provide users with the unique ability to automate post field production, and significantly increasing the accuracy and quality of research reporting for their businesses.
How Much They Got From VCs:
Decipher Inc., a Fresno, Calif.-based provider of online survey software, has raised an undisclosed amount of VC funding from DCA Capital Partners.
What VCs Says About Company:
Decipher is a market leader in providing customized market research services to high-profile clients operating around the globe and has built a strong reputation for quality in this rapidly expanding market," says Jeremy Wolfe, a Partner at DCA. "They are highly regarded by customers and competitors alike and continue to develop leading services and tools for the industry. We hope our investment and partnership with the company will accelerate that success."
What's Purpose Of Raising Funds:
The proceeds of the financing will be used primarily to pursue additional growth opportunities as well as further expand the operations and development staff. "We are thrilled to partner with DCA in capitalizing on the exciting growth prospects we see ahead of us," says Jamin Brazil, Co-CEO of Decipher Inc. "We could not be more energized by the attractive growth opportunites we're seeing in the marketplace and believe this is the right time to raise institutional capital to capitalize on those opportunities," says Decipher Co-CEO Jayme Plunkett.
About VCs:
DCA Capital Partners is a private equity fund formed to provide expansion capital to growth?oriented, middle?market businesses in underserved markets across the broader Northern and Central California region, and the Pacific Southwest (Arizona and Nevada). In conjunction with its institutional investor partners, the Fund provides promising later?stage companies with additional capital and expertise needed to successfully expand and extend their businesses.
DCA Capital provides expansion capital for the purpose of both investing in strategic and operational growth or acquisitions, as well as funding full and partial liquidity to business owners interested in diversifying their investment risk and portfolio. The Fund will also invest selectively in divisional spinouts/divestitures and industry consolidation opportunities.
More at:http://www.decipherinc.com/
Decipher, Inc. is a marketing research services provider specializing in online survey programming, data collection, data processing/reporting, and custom technology development.
How It Works:
Utilizing Web-based applications, Decipher integrates state of the art technology with traditional research techniques. In an industry that's $8.2 billion and growing, Decipher's online survey tools and data reporting suite provide users with the unique ability to automate post field production, and significantly increasing the accuracy and quality of research reporting for their businesses.
How Much They Got From VCs:
Decipher Inc., a Fresno, Calif.-based provider of online survey software, has raised an undisclosed amount of VC funding from DCA Capital Partners.
What VCs Says About Company:
Decipher is a market leader in providing customized market research services to high-profile clients operating around the globe and has built a strong reputation for quality in this rapidly expanding market," says Jeremy Wolfe, a Partner at DCA. "They are highly regarded by customers and competitors alike and continue to develop leading services and tools for the industry. We hope our investment and partnership with the company will accelerate that success."
What's Purpose Of Raising Funds:
The proceeds of the financing will be used primarily to pursue additional growth opportunities as well as further expand the operations and development staff. "We are thrilled to partner with DCA in capitalizing on the exciting growth prospects we see ahead of us," says Jamin Brazil, Co-CEO of Decipher Inc. "We could not be more energized by the attractive growth opportunites we're seeing in the marketplace and believe this is the right time to raise institutional capital to capitalize on those opportunities," says Decipher Co-CEO Jayme Plunkett.
About VCs:
DCA Capital Partners is a private equity fund formed to provide expansion capital to growth?oriented, middle?market businesses in underserved markets across the broader Northern and Central California region, and the Pacific Southwest (Arizona and Nevada). In conjunction with its institutional investor partners, the Fund provides promising later?stage companies with additional capital and expertise needed to successfully expand and extend their businesses.
DCA Capital provides expansion capital for the purpose of both investing in strategic and operational growth or acquisitions, as well as funding full and partial liquidity to business owners interested in diversifying their investment risk and portfolio. The Fund will also invest selectively in divisional spinouts/divestitures and industry consolidation opportunities.
More at:http://www.decipherinc.com/
The vLex database allows you to search for legal information you need from a single search engine
What Company Is Offering:
The vLex database allows you to search for legal information you need from a single search engine. It doesn’t matter what content you are looking for, nor from which country you are in. vLex will perform your search and with its advanced algorithms, it will reveal more relevant information.
How It Works:
vLex is one of best resources for legal information, both local and international. The interface is very straight forward and does not require a lot training to learn how to operate. Mostly, they appreciate the time saved on quick searches through the Books and Journals collection, along with full access to Contracts and Forms.
Exclusive rights to specific documents and publications have been given to vLex. This important information they provide to their customers with access to content in full text.
They are committed to helping you find the information you need. For that reason, vlex has features that enable you to store documents you deem important, create alerts of new developments on specific topics or journals, RSS and more. Search Features:Advanced search Forms ,Stemming ,Combination of fields ,Specialized search engines for each type of content ,Boolean operators and proximity Wildcards ,Internal search for each document ,Complex searches with combination operators.
Personalization tools:Search Alerts ,Journals summary alerts ,RSS ,Document Tagging ,Favorite documents ,Personal Search Suggestions ,Search history .
More at:http://vlex.com/promos/
The vLex database allows you to search for legal information you need from a single search engine. It doesn’t matter what content you are looking for, nor from which country you are in. vLex will perform your search and with its advanced algorithms, it will reveal more relevant information.
How It Works:
vLex is one of best resources for legal information, both local and international. The interface is very straight forward and does not require a lot training to learn how to operate. Mostly, they appreciate the time saved on quick searches through the Books and Journals collection, along with full access to Contracts and Forms.
Exclusive rights to specific documents and publications have been given to vLex. This important information they provide to their customers with access to content in full text.
They are committed to helping you find the information you need. For that reason, vlex has features that enable you to store documents you deem important, create alerts of new developments on specific topics or journals, RSS and more. Search Features:Advanced search Forms ,Stemming ,Combination of fields ,Specialized search engines for each type of content ,Boolean operators and proximity Wildcards ,Internal search for each document ,Complex searches with combination operators.
Personalization tools:Search Alerts ,Journals summary alerts ,RSS ,Document Tagging ,Favorite documents ,Personal Search Suggestions ,Search history .
More at:http://vlex.com/promos/
Insightory--Connecting Management Professionals,Business Students To Share Their Insights With The Corporate World
What Company Is Offering:
Insightory is a platform for management professionals, academicians and graduate business students to share their knowledge and insights with the corporate world, solve management issues collaboratively, and network with peers who have similar professional interests.
How It Works:
Their goal is to do for management knowledge what Wikipedia has done for general knowledge i.e. put it out on the "open" web, so that those who have expertise can add to it, and those who need the expertise can tap into it. In doing so, they will create powerful networks, with rich opportunities for "providers" as well as "seekers" of management knowledge.
They believe in : Companies need a constant supply of "management knowledge" (best practices, trends, how-to's, insights, etc.)
Having access to multiple viewpoints is better than having access to a few.
Management knowledge is not the essential domain of a few; it is distributed among tens of thousands of smart, experienced people all over the world.
Currently, there isn't any effective way for companies to tap into the experience and expertise of those who aren't employees or contractors / consultants.
The most efficient mechanism for building and distributing knowledge is an open, internet-based system.
More at:http://www.insightory.com/
Insightory is a platform for management professionals, academicians and graduate business students to share their knowledge and insights with the corporate world, solve management issues collaboratively, and network with peers who have similar professional interests.
How It Works:
Their goal is to do for management knowledge what Wikipedia has done for general knowledge i.e. put it out on the "open" web, so that those who have expertise can add to it, and those who need the expertise can tap into it. In doing so, they will create powerful networks, with rich opportunities for "providers" as well as "seekers" of management knowledge.
They believe in : Companies need a constant supply of "management knowledge" (best practices, trends, how-to's, insights, etc.)
Having access to multiple viewpoints is better than having access to a few.
Management knowledge is not the essential domain of a few; it is distributed among tens of thousands of smart, experienced people all over the world.
Currently, there isn't any effective way for companies to tap into the experience and expertise of those who aren't employees or contractors / consultants.
The most efficient mechanism for building and distributing knowledge is an open, internet-based system.
More at:http://www.insightory.com/
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